D.C. Circuit Holds Jurisdictional Discovery in FSIA Cases Not Immediately Appealable
Last Friday, August 14, 2026, the D.C. Circuit held in Rodriguez v. Pan American Health Organization that international organizations, and by extension foreign states, cannot immediately appeal district court orders for jurisdictional discovery aimed at determining if they are immune from suit. (Disclosure: I joined an amicus brief urging the court to take this position.)…
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