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Supreme Court sides with Cisco in Falun Gong human rights abuse lawsuit
Key takeaways
- The conservative majority rejected the plaintiffs attempt to bring claims against the company and two of its then-executives under the 18th century Alien Tort Statute (ATS).
- Liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson agreed with them when it came to Cisco s then-executives, creating a 7-2 split that they can t be sued under a separate law called the Torture Victim Protection Act.
- The decision limits the ability of foreigners to hold U.S. corporations liable in U.S. courts for aiding-and-abetting alleged human rights violations overseas.
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The conservative majority rejected the plaintiffs attempt to bring claims against the company and two of its then-executives under the 18th century Alien Tort Statute (ATS).
Liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson agreed with them when it came to Cisco s then-executives, creating a 7-2 split that they can t be sued under a separate law called the Torture Victim Protection Act.
The decision limits the ability of foreigners to hold U.S. corporations liable in U.S. courts for aiding-and-abetting alleged human rights violations overseas.
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