Court opinion on Alien Tort Statute claims related to alleged material support for al‑Qaeda
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The passage is a legal brief discussing procedural arguments and statutory interpretation. It does not introduce new factual leads, names of individuals, financial transactions, or undisclosed actors. Plaintiffs allege defendants funded al‑Qaeda in Sudan during the early 1990s. District court dismissed ATS claims for lack of alleged hijacking‑specific allegations. The brief argues ATS covers broad
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