Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Saudi Prince Over Khashoggi Killing Citing Biden Immunity

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.