Legal Opinion
Powerex Corp. v. Reliant Energy Services, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 18, 2007No. 05-85PublishedCited by 366 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scalia
We granted certiorari to decide whether, under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA), petitioner is an “organ of a foreign state or political subdivision thereof.” 28 U. S. C. § 1603(b)(2). When we granted certiorari, however, we asked the parties also to address whether the Ninth Circuit had appellate jurisdiction in light of 28 U. S. C. § 1447(d).
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The procedural history of this case is long and complicated; we recount only what is necessary to resolve the writ before us. The State of California, along with some private and corporate citizens (hereinafter collectively referred…
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