Republic of Argentina v. NML Capital, Ltd.

Republic of Argentina v. NML Capital, Ltd.
Argued April 21, 2014
Decided June 16, 2014
Full case nameRepublic of Argentina v. NML Capital, Ltd.
Docket no.12-842
Citations573 U.S. 134 (more)
134 S. Ct. 2250; 189 L. Ed. 2d 234
ArgumentOral argument
Case history
PriorEM Ltd. v. Republic of Argentina, 695 F.3d 201 (2d Cir. 2012)
Holding
No provision in the FSIA immunizes a foreign-sovereign judgment debtor from post judgment discovery of information concerning its extraterritorial assets.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan
Case opinions
MajorityScalia, joined by Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Alito, Kagan
DissentGinsburg
Sotomayor took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Laws applied
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act

Republic of Argentina v. NML Capital, Ltd., 573 U.S. 134 (2014), is a U.S. Supreme Court opinion regarding foreign sovereign immunity. After defaulting on its debt and losing a federal collection action, Argentina claimed that its foreign assets were immune from discovery. The Court found that no such immunity existed.[1][2]

On the same day as it announced this opinion the Supreme Court denied Argentina's appeal of a court order prohibiting Argentina from giving preference to certain creditors.[3][4] This was the third case involving Argentina that term, with BG Group Plc v. Republic of Argentina involving Argentina's refusal to obey a neutral arbitrator's order[5] and Daimler AG v. Bauman involving atrocities committed by the Argentinian military junta during its Dirty War.[6][7]

  1. ^ Republic of Argentina v. NML Capital, Ltd., 573 U.S. 134 (2014).
  2. ^ The Supreme Court, 2013 Term - Leading Cases, 128 Harv. L. Rev. 381 (2014)
  3. ^ NML Capital, Ltd. v. Republic of Argentina, 727 F.3d 230 (2d Cir. 2013).
  4. ^ "The Argentine bond saga, made simple". SCOTUSblog. June 11, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  5. ^ BG Group Plc v. Republic of Argentina, 572 U.S. 25 (2014).
  6. ^ Daimler AG v. Bauman, No. 11-965, 571 U.S. 117 (2014).
  7. ^ hlr (November 10, 2014). "Daimler AG v. Bauman". Harvard Law Review. Retrieved May 24, 2023.