re: #158 zelnaga

As I understand it, Eldred v. Ashcroft was so-named because of sovereign immunity. The United States couldn’t be sued so Ashcroft was sued, instead. By that same token, why can’t the 9/11 victims families sue the Saudi royal family members individually?

For starters (but just for starters) the “F” in FSIA stands for “foreign.” This case was about the right of U.S. citizens to sue members of a foreign government in U.S. courts. It has nothing to do with the sovereign immunity of the U.S. government from suits by its citizens.