Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation

Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 21, 2022
Full case name	Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation
Docket no.	20-1566
Citations	596 U.S. ___ ( more )
Holding
In a suit raising non-federal claims against a foreign state or instrumentality under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, a court should determine the substantive law by using the same choice-of-law rule applicable in a similar suit against a private party.
Court membership
Chief Justice John Roberts Associate Justices Clarence Thomas  · Stephen Breyer Samuel Alito  · Sonia Sotomayor Elena Kagan  · Neil Gorsuch Brett Kavanaugh  · Amy Coney Barrett
Case opinion
Majority	Kagan, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act

Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation, 596 U.S. ___ (2022), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that, in a suit raising non-federal claims against a foreign state or instrumentality under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, a court should determine the substantive law by using the same choice-of-law rule applicable in a similar suit against a private party. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation,No. 20-1566 , 596 U.S. ___(2022).
2. "Family seeking to recover Nazi-stolen art notches small victory — but still might not get the painting back". SCOTUSblog. April 21, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2024.

External links

• Text of Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation,No. 20-1566, 596 U.S. ___(2022) is available from: Justia

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