Legal Opinion

Selig v. Taliban

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided April 3, 2026No. Civil Action No. 2023-0236Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CHARYN SELIG, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 1:23-cv-00236 (TNM) TALIBAN, a.k.a. Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Defendant. MEMORANDUM ORDER This Court entered judgment for Plaintiffs on their claims under the Anti-Terrorism Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2333, finding the Taliban liable for $86,022,627 in damages and the Taliban and Iran jointly and severally liable for $173,545,254, for a total of $259,567,881. Mem. Op., ECF No. 21, at 18. Plaintiffs then filed supplemental briefing requesting attorney’s fees of $21,693,156—25 percent of the…

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