News about John Bates

Following the Biden administration's decision that he had'sovereign privileges,' a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for ordering the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.' Judge John Bates, a district court judge, found the allegations "true" and that he regretted his "unethical" involvement in the investigation. The decision likely brought an end to attempts to hold MBS accountable in an American courthouse.