The Supreme Court has agreed to intervene in a long-standing dispute between Hungary and Holocaust survivors seeking compensation for property confiscated during World War II. The survivors, all over 90 years old, along with heirs of survivors, filed the lawsuit 14 years ago, alleging that Hungary unlawfully took their property.
The central issue in the case is whether an American court is the appropriate venue for the lawsuit. While sovereign nations like Hungary are typically immune from lawsuits in U.S. courts under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, there is an exception for cases involving 'property taken in violation of international law.'
