Supreme Court Removes Block on Judgment Involving Late Filipino Leader’s $40 Million

The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 14 allowed a judgment to take effect that gives the Republic of the Philippines control over $40 million that the late Filipino leader Ferdinand Marcos held in the United States. Marcos, who was president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986, was described in court papers as “a dictator and kleptocrat” who “stole billions of dollars from the country and its people and “used networks of foreign financial accounts and shell corporations to hide stolen funds.” The late president described his own reign as “constitutional authoritarianism.” His son, who shares his name, has been president of the Philippines since 2022....