California Armenian genocide law ruling [9th Circuit]

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California Armenian genocide law ruling [9th Circuit]

August 20, 2009 07:28:00 pm

Movsesian, et al. v. Versicherung, et al., US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, August 20, 2009 [holding that a California state law that allows descendants of victims of the Armenian Genocide to sue in state courts for unpaid insurance benefits is unconstitutional].

Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on the Armenian Genocide.

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