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U.S. Supreme Court Hears Case Involving Judgments Against Iran
(New York Times) Adam Liptak - A lawyer for Iran's central bank faced skepticism at the Supreme Court on Wednesday as he tried to persuade the justices that his client should not have to pay nearly $2 billion to victims of terrorist attacks. The case was brought by the families of Americans killed in terrorist attacks sponsored by Iran, including relatives of those who died in the 1983 Marine Corps barracks bombing in Lebanon. American courts have already determined that "the government of Iran sponsored terrorism that killed and maimed American citizens," said Theodore B. Olson, a lawyer for the plaintiffs.