WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court limited foreign victims of terrorism, torture and other international crimes in their use of U.S. courts to sue corporations they say helped perpetrate abuses, ruling that a centuries-old statute at the heart of major human-rights cases could be employed only against individuals. The court split 5-4 along ideological lines on Tuesday to pare back the Alien Tort Statute, which authorizes citizens of foreign states to seek redress in federal court for violations of the “law of nations.” The majority,...

Source: Wall Street Journal April 24, 2018 22:52 UTC