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on Thursday December 17 2015, @08:42AM
from the wheels-of-justice-turn-VERY-slowly dept.
from the wheels-of-justice-turn-VERY-slowly dept.
In a six-six vote, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has declined to review en banc its June ruling in Turkmen v. Ashcroft. In June, the court had said that people held by the federal government in connection with the 9-11 attacks can sue federal officials for Bivens damages resulting from violations of the detainees' constitutional rights.
The case was originally filed in 2002 and may next be brought to the Supreme Court. The Center for Constitutional Rights is representing the plaintiffs. The order denying rehearing, and other documents about the case, are available on its site.
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals: 9-11 Detainees Can Sue Federal Officials
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(Score: 2) by sjames on Thursday December 17 2015, @07:15PM
Our law is based on the idea that it is better for 10 guilty men to go free than to imprison one innocent, so I don't see the problem.