Supreme Court Refuses to Toss Out Lawsuits Against Turkey Over Injuries at US Protest

Supreme Court Refuses to Toss Out Lawsuits Against Turkey Over Injuries at US Protest
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during his meeting with President Joe Biden during the NATO summit in Madrid, June 29, 2022. AP/Susan Walsh
Matthew Vadum
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The Supreme Court turned away a request by Ankara to throw out lawsuits filed by protesters who say they were injured by Turkish agents outside its ambassador’s home in Washington during a 2017 protest against visiting President Tayyip Erdogan.

Turkey argued unsuccessfully that allowing the lawsuits to proceed would endanger both Turkish and U.S. officials outside their home countries.