The Supreme Court subjected the world’s largest cruise ship companies to a stiff headwind on Thursday, reviving a declare that alleged they trafficked in property confiscated by the Cuban authorities once they docked their ships in Havana.
The court docket’s determination is a loss for Royal Caribbean Cruises, Carnival Corporation and different companies and it landed at a second when the Trump administration is ramping up financial and political strain on Cuba.
Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the bulk opinion for an 8-1 court docket. Justice Elena Kagan was the one justice to dissent.
The determination landed a day after the Department of Justice indicted former Cuban President Raúl Castro on prices that stem from his alleged function in the 1996 shootdown of two civilian plane that killed four people, together with three Americans. While asserting the fees, Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche mentioned President Donald Trump would quickly make an announcement on the Cuban embargo.