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05/10/2023

US Government Motion to Dismiss

Appears in case: Civil complaint by Yemeni nationals to seek injunctive relief and damages

Jurisdiction

United States of America

Locale

Armed Conflict in Yemen

Recipient State

Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Document Type

Government Submissions

US government defendants file a motion to dismiss the complaint filed by seven Yemeni nationals in the district court of Washington DC, on the grounds that the plaintiffs lack standing, the Court does not have the right to pass judgement on he Executive Branch’s decision to authorise arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, and that plaintiffs cannot raise nonjusticiable political questions in Court.