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Originally Posted by murg
Which court? EU? Her home country? Freedonia?
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Home country.
And no, they do not have to take them to court in the EU first.
People have in fact been sued directly in the US for events outside the country.
It is not uncommon for people or companies to sue or be sued across borders. It is called venue shopping. It is most common in civil cases like libel or business disputes where the stakes are financial.
And the DOJ can issue guidance as to how laws are to be interpreted--a lot of Presidential executie actions are implemented that way. The President tells them how to interpret the existing law and the publishes the guidance.
For details you really need a lawyer and the good ones ain't cheap.
Which brings us back to the coercion issue.