Lawsuit Accusing Saudi Arabia of Financing 9/11 Attacks Can Proceed, Judge Rules
A federal judge on Wednesday rejected the Saudi Arabian government’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit accusing them of financing Al Qaeda and sponsoring the 9/11 attacks.
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EXCLUSIVE: Wife of 9/11 Victim Pens Letter to Donald Trump Urging Strength During Saudi Visit
Ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia this weekend, the national chair of the 9/11 Families & Survivors United for Justice Against Terrorism advocacy group wrote a letter to the leader of the free world. The letter urges him not to buckle under pressure from Saudi Arabia and potentially weaken a provision in a law that would allow the families of victims of America’s most devastating terrorist attack to sue countries involved in carrying out terrorism.
Saudi Foreign Minister: 9/11 Lawsuit Bill ‘A Grave Danger to the International System’
The Sunni kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been lobbying American lawmakers to change the bipartisan law that allows the families of 9/11 victims and survivors of the tragedy to sue the Gulf Arab country in U.S. courts for any role it may have played in the 2001 attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people on American soil.
Saudi Arabia Lobbies U.S. Over 9/11 Law
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister has been lobbying US legislators to change a law allowing victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks to sue the kingdom, he said on Sunday.
U.S. Treasury Chief Warns on 9/11 Law During Saudi Visit
A United States law allowing victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia could have “serious implications” for shared US-Gulf interests, a top Obama administration official said Thursday.
Iraqi Group Wants to Sue U.S. for 2003 Invasion in Wake of 9/11 Bill
An Iraqi lobbyist group, citing the recently enacted law that allows Americans to sue Saudi Arabia over the September 11, 2001, attacks on the U.S. homeland, is reportedly urging its government to ask the United States for compensation over alleged violations by the American military following the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Historic Defeat: Overwhelming Bipartisan Bicameral Vote Overrides Obama’s 9/11 Families Bill Veto
The House of Representatives delivered a staggering blow Wednesday to President Barack Obama when it overrode one of his vetoes for the first time, making the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act the law of the land.
Senate Votes 97-to-1 to Override Obama 9/11 Bill Veto
The Senate delivered a blow to President Barack Obama’s legacy Wednesday, voting 97-to-1 to override his veto of a bill that would allow 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia.
Congress Looks to Override Obama Veto of 9/11 Bill
Congress is poised to override President Barack Obama’s veto of a bill that would allow families of Sept. 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia for the kingdom’s alleged backing of the terrorists who carried out the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people.
