The Supreme Court has turneddown a Turkish bank’s primary arguments for preventing prosecution on charges it assisted Iran avert U.S. sanctions
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined a Turkish bank’s primary arguments for preventing prosecution on charges it assisted Iran avert U.S. sanctions, however the court sentout the case back for extra evaluation.
Halkbank, a bank owned by Turkey, had argued that a federal law, the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976, offered foreign states outright resistance from criminal prosecution in U.S. courts. It likewise stated federal courts puton’t have jurisdiction to supervise the case.
“We disagree with Halkbank on both points,” Justice Brett Kavanaugh composed for himself and 6 of his 8 coworkers.
Still, Kavanaugh stated the case needsto go back to a lower court for more evaluation. He stated the lower court “did not completely thinkabout the different arguments relatingto common-law resistance that the celebrations press in this C