The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case involving a New York woman who sued El Al Airlines for emotional trauma after she was subjected to a body search before being allowed to board an El Al flight. The woman brought her suit before a New York court, but El Al claims that an international treaty bars claims brought under state laws.
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