Legal Opinion
Alperin v. Vatican Bank
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 8, 2005No. 03-16166, 03-15208PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED OPINION AND AMENDED CONCURRENCE/DISSENT
McKEOWN, Circuit Judge.
We are faced here with the question whether claims for losses allegedly suffered at the hands of a Nazi puppet regime during World War II are cognizable in our courts today. Because these claims, at least superficially, touch on foreign relations and potentially controversial political issues, it is tempting to jump to the conclusion that such claims are barred by the political question doctrine. The Supreme Court has counseled, however, that “it is error to suppose that every case or controversy which touches foreign…
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