Senate
passes bill allowing September 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia
17
May, 2016
The
U.S. Senate passed legislation on Tuesday that would allow survivors
and relatives of those killed in the Sept. 11 attacks to file
lawsuits seeking damages against the government of Saudi Arabia.
The
legislation, known as the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act,
or JASTA, passed in the Senate by unanimous voice vote.
If
it passes the House of Representatives and is signed into law by U.S.
President Barack Obama, JASTA would allow lawsuits to proceed in
federal court in New York as lawyers try to prove that the Saudis
were involved in the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the
Pentagon.
The
Saudis deny any involvement.
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