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EM Ltd. v. Republic of Argentina

Petition for certiorari denied on June 25, 2012
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
11-604 2d Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2011

Issue: Whether, when a central bank has been adjudicated under First National City Bank v. Banco Para El Comercio Exterior de Cuba to be the alter ego of a foreign state that has waived immunity from attachment and execution, Section 1611(b)(1) of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act immunizes the assets held in the name of that bank. (Sotomayor, J., recused)

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