Bancoult, Olivier v. McNamara, Robert S.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge BROWN.

BROWN, Circuit Judge.

In this case, we confront serious allegations involving events occurring forty years ago on the far side of the world. Appellants claim the United States government forcibly removed them from their homes on islands in the Indian Ocean in order to construct a military base. The district court dismissed all of Appellants’ claims against the United States and the individual defendants. We affirm the district court’s decision, finding that Appellants’ claims present nonjusticiable political questions.

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