Saudi Arabia v. Nelson
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| Saudi Arabia v. Nelson | ||||||||||
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| Argued November 30, 1992 Decided March 23, 1993 |
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| Chief Justice: William Rehnquist Associate Justices: Byron White, Harry Blackmun, John Paul Stevens, Sandra Day O'Connor, Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, David Souter, Clarence Thomas |
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| Majority by: Souter Joined by: Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, and Thomas Concurrence by: White Joined by: Blackmun Concurrence by: Kennedy Joined by: Blackmun and Stevens Concurrence by: Blackmun Dissent by: Stevens |
Saudi Arabia v. Nelson, was a case decided by the United States Supreme Court, in which the court considered the term "based upon a commercial activity" within the meaning of the first clause of 1605(a)(2) of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976.
[edit] Facts
A US citizen Nelson filed suit against Saudi Arabia for alleged abuse and torture suffered while under arrest in Saudi Arabia.
[edit] See also
List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 507
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