Legal Opinion
Agudas Chasidei Chabad of United States v. Russian Federation
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 27, 2023No. Civil Action No. 2005-1548Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AGUDAS CHASIDEI CHABAD OF UNITED STATES, Plaintiff, v. RUSSIAN FEDERATION; RUSSIAN MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND MASS No. 1:05-cv-1548-RCL COMMUNICATION; RUSSIAN STATE LIBRARY; and RUSSIAN STATE MILITARY ARCHIVE, Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION During the 20th century, amid civil unrest, revolution, and then world war, a collection of invaluable religious books and manuscripts were seized in violation of international law. Plaintiff Agudas Chasidei Chabad of the United States (“Chabad”) is the rightful owner of those books and manuscripts.…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Republic of Austria v. AltmannSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Transaero, Inc. v. La Fuerza Aerea BolivianaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
- Agudas Chasidei Chabad of United States v. FederationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2008
- Barot v. Embassy of Republic of ZambiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2015
- Rosalie Simon v. Republic of HungaryCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2016
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