Bank Markazi v. Peterson
Supreme Court of the United States
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ginsburg
*
A provision of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, 22 U.S.C. § 8772 , makes available for postjudgment execution a set of assets held at a New York bank for Bank Markazi, the Central Bank of Iran. The assets would partially satisfy judgments gained in separate actions by over 1,000 victims of terrorist acts sponsored by Iran. The judgments *1317 remain unpaid. Section 8772 is an unusual statute: It designates a particular set of assets and renders them available to satisfy the liability and damages judgments underlying a consolidated enforcement proceeding that the…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited58 opinions
- Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
- Landgraf v. USI Film ProductsSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- M'culloch v. State of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
- Village of Willowbrook v. OlechSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Stern v. MarshallSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
53 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by123 opinions
- Kisor v. WilkieSupreme Court of the United States · 2019
- Nanko Shipping, USA v. Alcoa, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 2017
- Kirschenbaum v. 650 Fifth Avenue & Related PropertiesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2016
- Araceli Rodriguez v. Lonnie SwartzCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2018
- Evoqua Water Techs. v. M.W. WatermarkCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2019
118 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.