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Waldman v. Palestine Liberation Organization - Personal Jurisdiction Affirmed

The Second Circuit granted plaintiffs' motion to recall its original mandate and affirmed the district court's judgment against the Palestine Liberation Organization and Palestinian Authority in this Anti-Terrorism Act case. The court reversed its prior ruling that the PSJVTA was unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment, finding instead that the statute tied federal jurisdiction to conduct closely related to the United States that implicates important foreign policy concerns. The Supreme Court's intervening decision in this matter controlled the outcome.