ABC News By Devin Dwyer 5/18/2020
Supreme Court sides with families of embassy bombing victims in Sudan lawsuit
Relatives sued Sudan in U.S. courts seeking $4.3 billion in punitive damages. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sided with families of the victims of the 1998 embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, clearing the way for their lawsuit against the government of Sudan over its alleged support of al-Qaeda and complicity in the attacks.
The twin explosions killed more than 220 people at the U.S. government facilities. Relatives of the victims sued Sudan in U.S. courts seeking $4.3 billion in punitive damages.
The justices voted 8-0 to reverse a lower court decision that had concluded Sudan was immune from litigation under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. Justice Brett Kavanaugh recused himself from the case.
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