Supreme Court to Hear Case on U.S. Lawsuits Against Palestinian Authorities Over Terror Attacks

The justices will decide whether a 2019 law enabling terror victims to sue the PLO and PA violates constitutional due process protections.

The Supreme Court has agreed to review the constitutionality of a 2019 law that allows Americans injured in terrorism attacks to sue the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in U.S. courts.
The law was enacted to counter previous court rulings that U.S. courts lacked jurisdiction over such cases, but lower courts have since ruled it unconstitutional for violating due process rights.
The cases include lawsuits brought by the family of Ari Fuld, an Israeli-American killed in a 2018 West Bank stabbing, and by 11 American families seeking damages for attacks that occurred in the early 2000s.
The Biden administration and bipartisan lawmakers have backed the victims, arguing that the law is a critical tool for compensating U.S. nationals and addressing terrorism-related harm.
The Supreme Court’s decision, expected by summer 2025, will determine whether the PA and PLO can be held liable in U.S. courts under the amended Anti-Terrorism Act.