Supreme Court to Hear Lawsuits Over Americans’ Seized Assets in Cuba

Federal appeals courts previously ruled that lawsuits by U.S. companies could not proceed under the 1996 Helms-Burton Act.

The Supreme Court in Washington on Feb. 21, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to hear two cases on Feb. 23 about U.S. business assets that Cuba’s communist government seized decades ago.

Both cases focus on the 1996 Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act that was created to pressure Cuba by penalizing foreign companies “trafficking” in property that the Cuban regime seized from U.S. interests.