Supreme Court says Iraq can't be sued today for past actions by Saddam Hussein

[sabra]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Monday ruled unanimously that the current Iraqi government cannot be held responsible in U.S. courts for the acts of Saddam Hussein's regime.

Foreign nations usually are immune from lawsuits in U.S. courts, but federal law strips that protection from countries that support terrorism. Under Saddam, Iraq was considered a state sponsor of terrorism.

But the Iraqi government says the U.S.-led invasion that deposed Saddam and a federal law enacted in 2003 restored Iraq's immunity to lawsuits in American courts. The court agreed.

"Iraq's sovereign immunity was restored when the president exercised his authority to make inapplicable with respect to Iraq any provision of law that applies to countries that have supported terrorism," said Justice Antonin Scalia, who wrote the opinion for the court.

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[Solly Mack]

1. K&R

[Wizard777]

2. But this leaves one question.

Can the US be held liable for it's support of Saddam's Terrorist regime? Cue photo of Rumsfeld.

[damntexdem]

3. Are those suing better off now that Saddam is gone?

LOL!