The US Supreme Court ruled 9–0 on Friday that American victims of overseas terrorist attacks may pursue civil claims against the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization in federal courts, upholding the 2019 Promoting Security and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the Court in Fuld v. PLO, said the statute does not violate the Fifth Amendment’s due-process protections because Congress may extend federal jurisdiction to address foreign policy concerns involving the safety of US nationals. The Act deems the PA and PLO to have consented to personal jurisdiction if they continue making payments to individuals convicted of attacks on Americans or carry out specified activities in the United States. Friday’s opinion reverses a Second Circuit decision that had thrown out two consolidated lawsuits stemming from shootings and bombings in Israel between 2002 and 2004 and the 2018 stabbing death of US citizen Ari Fuld in the West Bank. The ruling revives long-running litigation, including a $655 million jury verdict in the Sokolow case that was previously set aside, and opens a clearer path for other American plaintiffs to seek monetary damages under the Anti-Terrorism Act. Justice Clarence Thomas, joined in part by Justice Neil Gorsuch, concurred separately, arguing that foreign entities such as the PA and PLO may possess no constitutional rights at all. The cases now return to lower courts for further proceedings.