Senate Measure Will Allow 9/11 Families To Sue Saudi Arabia

Despite a certain White House veto threat, the U.S. Senate has approved legislation to allow families of 9/11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia, the Belfast Telegraph reported Tuesday. Approved by voice vote, the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, has drawn fierce objections from Riyadh, who has threatened to pull billions of dollars from the U.S. economy if the measure is enacted. The legislation, sponsored by Sens. John Cornyn and Chuck Schumer, gives victims' families the right to sue in U.S. courts for any role elements of the Saudi government may have played in the 2001 attacks that killed thousands in New York, the Washington D.C. area and Pennsylvania. Relatives of...