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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (L) arrives to attend the "APEC Leaders' Informal Dialogue with Guests" event during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Bangkok, Thailand, on Nov. 18, 2022. Rungroj Yongrit/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
A federal judge in Washington dismissed a lawsuit against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Dec. 6 for the 2018 murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, citing President Joe Biden’s grant of immunity.
U.S. District Judge John Bates decided to defer to the Biden administration’s mid-November decision to grant immunity to the Saudi crown prince, despite his hesitation.