Republic of Austria v. Altmann

Republic of Austria v. Altmann
Argued February 24, 2004
Decided June 7, 2004
Full case nameRepublic of Austria et al. v. Altmann
Citations541 U.S. 677 (more)
124 S. Ct. 2240; 159 L. Ed. 2d 1; 2004 U.S. LEXIS 4030
Case history
Prior
Subsequent
  • Remanded, Altmann v. Republic of Austria, 377 F.3d 1105 (9th Cir. 2004);
  • Motion to dismiss denied, 335 F. Supp. 2d 1066 (C.D. Cal. 2004).
Holding
The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act applies retroactively.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
David Souter · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Case opinions
MajorityStevens, joined by O'Connor, Scalia, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
ConcurrenceScalia
ConcurrenceBreyer, joined by Souter
DissentKennedy, joined by Rehnquist, Thomas

Republic of Austria v. Altmann, 541 U.S. 677 (2004), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, or FSIA, applies retroactively to acts prior to its enactment in 1976.[1]

  1. ^ Republic of Austria v. Altmann, 541 U.S. 677 (2004).