Petition of the day
By Kate Howard
on Feb 28, 2017
Thepetition of the day is:
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Issue:Whether an individual or entity need only provide material services to a foreign state sponsor of terrorism in order to qualify as its agency or instrumentality under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, or whether the individual or entity must satisfy a stricter definition based on majority ownership or control by the foreign state, such as the definition of agency or instrumentality set forth in the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.
Posted in Cases in the Pipeline
Cases: Alavi Foundation v. Kirschenbaum
Recommended Citation:
Kate Howard,
Petition of the day,
SCOTUSblog (Feb. 28, 2017, 12:00 AM),
https://www.scotusblog.com/2017/02/petition-of-the-day-1101/