Mountain Coffee Company, a U.S. firm, owns property in Nicaragua. When the government of Nicaragua seizes the property, Mountain asks a U.S. court to order the property's return. The court rules that Nicaragua is exempt from the court's jurisdiction. This is

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The doctrine of sovereign immunity protects foreign nations from being sued in U.S. courts, which is why the court ruled that Nicaragua is exempt from its jurisdiction.