In a move by Congress that assistant teaching professor Dan Urman called “remarkable,” in part because Congress rarely agrees on anything, the legislative branch overwhelming overrode President Barack Obama’s veto of the so-called 9/11 lawsuit bill.
In a move by Congress that assistant teaching professor Dan Urman called “remarkable,” in part because Congress rarely agrees on anything, the legislative branch overwhelming overrode President Barack Obama’s veto of the so-called 9/11 lawsuit bill.
As a result, U.S. citizens will now have the power to sue foreign nations that played a role in terrorist attacks resulting in American deaths. Urman, director of the minor in Law and Public Policy, explains what the next steps are and how this new law could impact U.S. relations abroad.