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HWANG GEUM JOO v. JAPAN

No. 01-7169.

332 F.3d 679 (2003)

HWANG GEUM JOO, et al., Appellants, v. JAPAN, Minister Yohei Kono, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 27, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael D. Hausfeld argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were Agnieszka M. Fryszman, Elizabeth H. Cronise, Barry A. Fisher, David Grosz, and Bill Lann Lee.

Jenny S. Martinez argued the cause for amici curiae Kelly Askin, et al., in support of appellants. With her on the brief were Michael Tigar, David A. Handzo, and Richard Heideman.

Craig A. Hoover argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief was Jonathan S. Franklin.

Douglas Hallward-Driemeier, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for amicus curiae United States of America, in support of appellee. With him on the brief were Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., U.S. Attorney, and Mark B. Stern, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice.

Before: GINSBURG, Chief Judge, and SENTELLE and TATEL, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by GINSBURG, Chief Judge.

GINSBURG, Chief Judge:

The appellants are 15 women from China, Taiwan, South Korea, and the Phillippines; they brought this suit against Japan, seeking money damages for having been subjected to sexual slavery and torture before and during World War II. The district court held Japan immune from suit pursuant to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1330, 1602-1611, because...

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