Ruling upholds argument that the U.S. peace treaty settled all claims.
Lawyers call it a blow to reparations movement.
It's definitely a correct ruling. Yet they've never reached out to apologize or take steps. And while full compensation for plaintiffs' hardships, in the purely economic sense, has been denied these former prisoners and countless other survivors of the war, the immeasurable bounty of life for themselves and their posterity in a free society and in a more peaceful world services the debt. The former prisoners' attorneys demanded a rehearing, which Walker granted and scheduled for Dec. 13. The State Department also weighed in on the case, urging Walker to dismiss the suits.