Legal Opinion
Mark v. Republic of the Sudan
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 7, 2021No. Civil Action No. 2020-3022Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CHAVA RACHEL MARK, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 1:20-cv-03022 (TNM) REPUBLIC OF THE SUDAN, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiffs sue the Republic of the Sudan. They seek compensation for its decades-long support for the terrorist group Hamas, whose operatives carried out an attack in Israel that brutalized their family. Sudan moves to dismiss based on its renewed immunity in U.S. courts. The United States intervenes in support of Sudan’s position. The Court agrees dismissal is required. I. In July 2016, operatives of the Hamas…
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