Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit July 11, 2018, No. 16–cv–1467 (KBJ) (Azadeh v. Gov't of the Islamic Republic of Iran)

KETANJI BROWN JACKSON, United States District Judge

Judges are sometimes called upon to set aside heart-wrenching and terrible facts about a claimant's treatment at the hands of a defendant and enforce seemingly draconian, technical mandates of law.