Advertisement AdvertisementThe Supreme Court last year upheld a federal law that allowed claims like those brought by the plaintiffs in the case. The Supreme Court declined to hear ​an appeal of the case in 2018. But the Supreme Court overturned that ruling last year. Following that Supreme Court action, the 2nd Circuit resurrected ​the judgment for the plaintiffs. The Palestinian ‌authorities urged the Supreme Court to halt the payment for now, saying the judgment had long become ​void and a "nullity."