Republic of Iraq v. Beaty, No. 07–1090; U.S. Supreme Court; opinion by Scalia, J.; decided June 8, 2009. On certiorari to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, together with Republic of Iraq v. Simon , No. 08–539.
The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) prohibits suits against other countries in American courts, 28 U.S.C. §1604, with certain exceptions. One exception, §1605(a)(7) (now repealed), stripped a foreign state of immunity in any suit arising from certain acts of terrorism that occurred when the state was designated as a sponsor of terrorism under §6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 or §620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
