Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel October 14, 1980 (Presidential Authority to Settle Claims of the Hostages and Their Families)

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United States · · · 14-10-1980

Presidential Authority to Settle Claims of

the Hostages and Their Families

T he President may agree to a settlement with Iran w hereby any tort claims of the

hostages and their families against Iran would be extinguished, without w orking a

taking for a public purpose within the Just Compensation Clause o f the Fifth Am end­

ment.

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