Legal Opinion

Alinejad v. Iran, the Islamic Republic of

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided July 21, 2023No. Civil Action No. 2019-3599Published

1Opinion of the Court

Case 1:19-cv-03599-GMH Document 34 *SEALED* Filed 07/06/23 Page 1 of 65 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MASIH ALINEJAD, Plaintiff, Case No. 19-cv-3599 (GMH) v. THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Masih Alinejad (“Plaintiff”) brought this action against the Islamic Republic of Iran (“Iran”), Iran’s Supreme Leader Seyed Ali Hosseini Khamenei (“the Supreme Leader”), the Judiciary of Iran, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (“IRGC”) (collectively, “Defendants”) under the state sponsor of terrorism exception to…

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  2. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  4. Michelson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  5. James Madison Limited, by Norman F. Hecht, Sr., Assignee v. Eugene A. Ludwig, Comptroller of the CurrencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996

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