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9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Apr. 13, 2018

9th Circuit considers whether to grant Israeli leader immunity in extra judicial killing suit

A panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals seemed split on how to decide whether a former Israeli prime minister sued for international law violations was entitled to foreign official immunity.

PASADENA -- A panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals appeared split Thursday on how to decide whether a former Israeli prime minister sued for alleged international law violations was entitled to foreign official immunity.

Three judges of the court pressed attorneys from both sides on whether a suit brought against Ehud Barak, who led Israel from 1999 to 2001, should have been dismissed at the pleadings stage after the feder...

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