Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. v. United States
| Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. v. United States | |
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| Argued January 17, 2023 Decided April 19, 2023 | |
| Full case name | Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. v. United States of America |
| Docket no. | 21-1450 |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
| Questions presented | |
| Whether U.S. district courts may exercise subject-matter jurisdiction over criminal prosecutions against foreign sovereigns and their instrumentalities under 18 U.S.C. § 3231 and in light of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1330, 1441(d), 1602-1611. | |
| Holding | |
| The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act's comprehensive scheme governing claims of sovereign immunity in civil actions against foreign states and their instrumentalities does not cover criminal cases. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Kavanaugh, joined by Roberts, Thomas, Sotomayor, Kagan, Barrett, Jackson |
| Concur/dissent | Gorsuch, joined by Alito |
| Laws applied | |
| Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 | |
Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. v. United States, 598 U.S. 264 (2023), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act's comprehensive scheme governing claims of sovereign immunity in civil actions against foreign states and their instrumentalities does not cover criminal cases. The case concerned the exposure of Turkish state-owned bank Halkbank to prosecution by the Department of Justice.