Mealey's ( March 18, 2026, 1:45 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Russian Federation filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ affirmance of jurisdiction over two actions brought on behalf of investors in Crimea to confirm arbitral awards against it collectively worth more than $252 million, arguing that the circuit court’s Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) analysis was incorrect. Russia also moved the D.C. Circuit to stay its mandate pending a decision on the petition....