Showing posts with label Alien Tort Statute. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alien Tort Statute. Show all posts
Monday, July 10, 2023

9th Circuit: Falun Gong Can Move Ahead With Human Rights Suit Against Cisco

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In Doe I v. Cisco Systems, Inc. , (9th Cir., July 7, 2023), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 93-page opinion, held that Falun Gong...
Thursday, June 17, 2021

Supreme Court Rejects Suit Against 2 US Companies Charging Abetting Child Slavery Abroad

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Under the Alien Tort Statute , suits may be brought in U.S. courts by non-citizens to recover damages for human rights abuses that violate i...
Tuesday, August 14, 2018

1st Circuit RefusesTo Change District Court's Language Criticizing Anti-LGBT Activist

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In Sexual Minorities Uganda v. Lively , (1st Cir., Aug. 10, 2018), the U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals refused to purge the opinion of a M...
Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Supreme Court: Foreign Corporations Cannot Be ATS Defendants

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The U.S. Supreme Court today on Jesner v. Arab Bank ,  (Sup. Ct., April 24, 2018), by a vote of 5-4, held that foreign corporations may not ...
Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments In Alien Tort Statute Case

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Today the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments ( full transcript of arguments ) in Jesner v. Arab Bank, PLC.  At issue in the case is whe...
Friday, June 09, 2017

Anti-LGBT Activist Appeals ATS Lawsuit That He Won

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As previously reported , earlier this week a Massachusetts federal district court dismissed an Alien Tort Statute lawsuit against activist S...
Wednesday, June 07, 2017

No Jurisdiction Under ATS Over Anti-Gay Pastor's Activity In Uganda

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In Sexual Minorities Uganda v. Lively ,  (D MA, June 5, 2017), a Massachusetts federal district court dismissed a suit that had been brought...
Friday, July 01, 2016

Alien Tort Suit Against Turkish Cleric Dismissed

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In  Ates v. Gulen , (MD PA, June 29, 2016), a Pennsylvania federal district court dismissed an Alien Tort Statute lawsuit (as well as relate...
Thursday, December 10, 2015

Alien Tort Suit Focuses On Sectarian Rivalry In Turkey

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A suit seeking damages under the Alien Tort Statute was filed in a Pennsylvania federal district court this week against Muhammed Fethullah...
Wednesday, August 26, 2015

2nd Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Class Action By Sikh Victims of 1984 Riots In India

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In Sikhs for Justice, Inc. v. Gandhi , (2d Cir., Aug. 25, 2015), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's dis...
Friday, January 16, 2015

Suit Against India's PM Over Role In Anti-Muslim Riots Dismissed

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In American Justice Center (AJC), Inc. v. Modi ,  (SD NY, Jan. 14, 2015), a New York federal district court dismissed on immunity grounds a ...
Wednesday, December 10, 2014

2nd Circuit Dismisses Alien Tort Suit Charging Catholic Orders With Human Trafficking

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The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed an Alien Tort Statute suit brought against several Catholic religious orders charging...
Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Plaintiffs Lose Suit Against Cisco For Developing System Used To Track Falun Gong In China

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In Doe I v. Cisco Systems, Inc .,  (ND CA, Sept. 5, 2014), a California federal district court dismissed a lawsuit by Falun Gong practitione...