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Cite as:  584 U. S. ____ (2018) 

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THOMAS, J., concurring 

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES 

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No. 16–499 
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JOSEPH JESNER, ET AL., PETITIONERS v.
 
ARAB BANK, PLC
 

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF 

APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT
 

[April 24, 2018] 

JUSTICE THOMAS, concurring. 
I  join  the  Court’s  opinion  in  full  because  it  correctly
applies our precedents.  I also agree with the points raised 
by my concurring  colleagues.   Courts should not be in the 
business  of  creating  new  causes  of  action  under  the  Alien 
Tort Statute, see post, at 2–5 (GORSUCH, J., concurring in 
part and concurring in judgment), especially when it risks
international strife, see post, at 3–7 (ALITO, J., concurring 
in  part  and  concurring  in  judgment).    And  the  Alien  Tort 
Statute  likely  does  not  apply  to  suits  between  foreign 
plaintiffs and foreign defendants.  See post, at 5–14 (opin-
ion of GORSUCH, J.).