Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. v. United States

Summary

The Court held that 18 U.S.C. § 3231 gives district courts jurisdiction over criminal prosecutions of foreign‑state instrumentalities and that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act applies only to civil actions, providing no immunity in criminal cases; it affirmed the lower court’s jurisdictional rulings, vacated the appellate court’s decision on common‑law immunity, and remanded for further consideration.