Supreme Court rejects Turkey's bid to stop US brawl lawsuits
Source: AP
WASHINGTON (AP) The Supreme Court on Monday rejected Turkey's bid to shut down lawsuits in U.S. courts stemming from a violent brawl outside the Turkish ambassador's residence in Washington more than five years ago that left anti-government protesters badly beaten.
The justices did not comment in turning away Turkey's arguments that American law shields foreign countries from most lawsuits. Lower courts ruled that those protections did not extend to the events of May 16, 2017, when during a visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish security forces violently clashed with a crowd of protesters," as one judge described the situation.
The Supreme Court's action allows the lawsuits to proceed. In the lawsuits, protesters claim they were brutally punched and kicked, cursed at and greeted with slurs and throat-slashing gestures. One woman slipped in and out of consciousness and has suffered seizures, and others reported post-traumatic stress, depression, concussions and nightmares, according to the complaints.
The high court had put off a decision about whether to intervene for months, asking for the Biden administrations views on the legal issues presented.
Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/supreme-court-rejects-turkey-s-bid-to-stop-us-brawl-lawsuits/ar-AA13zWCE
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(2,412 posts)Good, we still have some rights here! We cant have foreign soldiers coming here and beating down crowds of protestors.
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(336 posts)out of (hell never even go to) jail free card.