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Sotomayor allows $656M terror verdict against PLO to stand

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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has declined to halt a $656 million terror verdict against the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). The judgment, which stems from a lawsuit filed by victims of attacks in Jerusalem in the early 2000s, was previously revived by the Supreme Court. The PLO and Palestinian Authority argued that paying the verdict could destabilize their governance in the West Bank and sought to pause payment during their appeal. AI

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Sotomayor allows $656M terror verdict against PLO to stand

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    Sotomayor lets $656 million terror verdict against Palestinian Liberation Organization stand

    The Palestinian Authority warned paying could "destabilize" West Bank services; the judgment stems from Jerusalem attacks that killed 33.

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