US Supreme Court ends suit alleging Cisco helped China pursue Falun Gong
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- REUTERS/Paresh Dave/File Photo · Reuters By Jan Wolfe Tue, June 23, 2026 at 10:50 PM GMT+7 4 min read CSCO By Jan Wolfe
- WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) - The U.S.
- The justices, in a 6-3 ruling, reversed a lower court s decision that had breathed new life into the 2011 lawsuit, which was brought under the Alien Tort Statute of 1789.
US Supreme Court ends suit alleging Cisco helped China pursue Falun Gong FILE PHOTO: A sign bearing the logo for communications and security tech giant Cisco Systems Inc is seen outside one of its offices in San Jose, California, U.S. August 11, 2022. REUTERS/Paresh Dave/File Photo · Reuters By Jan Wolfe Tue, June 23, 2026 at 10:50 PM GMT+7 4 min read CSCO By Jan Wolfe
WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court further limited the reach of a federal law used to hold corporations liable for human rights abuses committed abroad, as it issued a ruling on Tuesday ending a lawsuit by members of the Falun Gong movement accusing Cisco Systems of facilitating religious persecution in China.
The justices, in a 6-3 ruling, reversed a lower court s decision that had breathed new life into the 2011 lawsuit, which was brought under the Alien Tort Statute of 1789. The suit had alleged that Cisco knowingly developed technology that allowed China s government to surveil and persecute Falun Gong members.