Türkiye Halk Bankası A.Ş. v. United States
2023 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Türkiye Halk Bankası A.Ş. v. United States, 598 U.S. 264 (2023), was a United States Supreme Court case concerning the exposure of Turkish state-owned bank Halkbank to prosecution by the Department of Justice under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976, and more broadly, the limits imposed by the sovereign immunity doctrine on criminal prosecution.[1][2][3][4]
Quick Facts Türkiye Halk Bankası A.Ş. v. United States, Argued January 17, 2023 Decided April 19, 2023 ...
Türkiye Halk Bankası A.Ş. v. United States | |
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Argued January 17, 2023 Decided April 19, 2023 | |
Full case name | Türkiye Halk Bankası A.Ş. v. United States of America |
Docket no. | 21-1450 |
Argument | Oral argument |
Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
Questions presented | |
Whether U.S. district courts may exercise subject-matter jurisdiction over criminal prosecutions against foreign sovereigns and their instrumentalities under 18 U.S.C. § 3231 and in light of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1330, 1441(d), 1602-1611. | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Kavanaugh, joined by Roberts, Thomas, Sotomayor, Kagan, Barrett, Jackson |
Concur/dissent | Gorsuch, joined by Alito |
Laws applied | |
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 |
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