Legal Opinion
In Re Islamic Republic of Iran Terrorism Litigation
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 30, 2009No. Civil Action 01-CV-2094, 01-CV-2684, 02-CV-1811, 03-CV-1486, 03-CV-1708, 03-CV-1959, 05-CV-2124, 06-CV-473, 06-CV-516, 06-CV-596, 06-CV-690, 06-CV-750, 06-CV-1116, 07-CV-1302, 08-CV-520, 08-CV-531, 08-CV-1273, 08-CV-1615, 08 CV-1807, 08-CV-1814PublishedCited by 138 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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ROYCE C. LAMBERTH, Chief Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Table of Contents...........................................................34
II. Introduction................................................................35
III. Discussion .................................................................38
A. Historical Overview of the FSIA State Sponsor of Terrorism Exception as it Relates to Actions Against the Islamic Republic of Iran...............40
1. The Original State Sponsor of Terrorism Exception to Foreign Sovereign Immunity, Section 1605(a)(7) and the Flatow Amendment, Section 1605 Note, and…
2Cases cited118 opinions
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3Cited by138 opinions
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