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San Jose Mercury News , CA
Dec 10 2010
Appeals court reverses itself over Armenian suit
The Associated Press
Posted: 12/10/2010 11:36:25 AM PST
Updated: 12/10/2010 11:36:26 AM PST
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appeals court has reversed itself and now says
the heirs of Armenians killed in the Turkish Ottoman Empire can seek
payment from companies that sold their dead relatives life insurance.
In a rare and stunning move, the 9 U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in
San Francisco on Friday changed its decision in the case.
At issue is a hotly debated law passed by the California Legislature
in 2000 that labeled the killings nearly a century ago a "genocide."
That characterization is fiercely rejected by Turkey.
Last year, the 9th Circuit invalidated the law as an improper conflict
with U.S. foreign policy.
But in its reversal, the court said there is no conflict because the
federal government does not have a clear policy regarding the mass
killings of Armenians during the Turkish Ottoman Empire's reign.
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_16826968?nclick_check=1
From: A. Papazian
Dec 10 2010
Appeals court reverses itself over Armenian suit
The Associated Press
Posted: 12/10/2010 11:36:25 AM PST
Updated: 12/10/2010 11:36:26 AM PST
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appeals court has reversed itself and now says
the heirs of Armenians killed in the Turkish Ottoman Empire can seek
payment from companies that sold their dead relatives life insurance.
In a rare and stunning move, the 9 U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in
San Francisco on Friday changed its decision in the case.
At issue is a hotly debated law passed by the California Legislature
in 2000 that labeled the killings nearly a century ago a "genocide."
That characterization is fiercely rejected by Turkey.
Last year, the 9th Circuit invalidated the law as an improper conflict
with U.S. foreign policy.
But in its reversal, the court said there is no conflict because the
federal government does not have a clear policy regarding the mass
killings of Armenians during the Turkish Ottoman Empire's reign.
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_16826968?nclick_check=1
From: A. Papazian