No. 23-1201October Term 2024Decided Jun 5, 2025
CC/Devas (Mauritius) Limited, et al., Petitioners v. Antrix Corp. Ltd., et al.
The Supreme Court ruled that plaintiffs suing a foreign state under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act need not prove that the foreign state has "minimum contacts" with the United States for a federal court to exercise personal jurisdiction.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jun 5, 2025
- What it's about
The Supreme Court ruled that plaintiffs suing a foreign state under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act need not prove that the foreign state has "minimum contacts" with the United States for a federal court to exercise personal jurisdiction. The Court held that jurisdiction is established solely by meeting the Act's statutory requirements for subject-matter jurisdiction and proper service of process.
Question presented
Must plaintiffs prove minimum contacts before federal courts may assert personal jurisdiction over foreign states sued under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit / Decision released Jun 5, 2025
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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Grounding
- Grounding
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- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
- Method
- Methodology
Primary materials8
Supreme Court docket 23-1201
docket | Mar 30, 2026
Primary case document
Supreme Court document | Mar 30, 2026
CourtListener docket record
docket | Mar 30, 2026
Questions Presented
brief | Mar 8, 2026
opinion
opinion | Jun 5, 2025
Opinion
opinion | Jun 5, 2025
Oral Arguments - CC/Devas Ltd. v. Antrix Corp. Ltd.
audio | Mar 3, 2025
Petition
brief | May 6, 2024