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The Supreme Court considered whether corporations can be sued under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) for violations of international law that occur on the territory of a foreign sovereign state. The Court held that the presumption against extraterritorial application of statutes applies to claims under the ATS. Nothing in the text, history, or purpose of the ATS overcomes this presumption. Therefore, federal courts cannot recognize claims under the ATS for violations of the law of nations occurring within the t
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