Federal Sovereign Immunities Act

Usoyan v. Republic of Turkey

Submitted by Re'Neisha Stevenson on Wed, 10/26/2022 - 09:33

Protestors sued Republic of Turkey, Turkish security force members, and civilians under First and Fourth Amendments for violent attacks by security force members and civilian supporters of Turkish president against protestors on public sidewalk; defendants’ actions were not protected by discretionary function exception and Turkey’s lack of immunity under FSIA was not a nonjusticiable political question.