An appeals court in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday upheld a monetary contempt sanction imposed against the Democratic Republic of Congo for shirking court orders in an arbitration dispute.

At issue in the case in Washington federal district court is whether the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act prohibits federal trial judges from imposing monetary contempt sanctions against foreign countries. The fine against the DRC continues to increase, now topping more than $2 million.

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