Legal Opinion
Susan Weinstein v. Islamic Republic of Iran
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 2, 2016No. 14-7193; Consolidated with 14-7194, 14-7195, 14-7198, 14-7202, 14-7203, 14-7204PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAREN LECRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiffs — victims of terrorist attacks and their family members — hold substantial unsatisfied money judgments against defendants Islamic Republic of Iran (Iran), Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) and Syrian Arab Republic (Syria) arising out of claims brought pursuant to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA). To satisfy the judgments, the plaintiffs sought to attach Internet data managed by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and, accordingly, served writs of attachment on ICANN. On ICANN’s…
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