U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Sep. 9, 2009
9th Circuit Says Ashcroft Not Immune from Lawsuit
Former Attorney General John Ashcroft is not immune from a lawsuit by an American convert to Islam who claims he was wrongly detained but never charged with a crime as part of the so-called War on Terror, a federal appellate panel held Friday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer Former Attorney General John Ashcroft is not immune from a lawsuit by an American convert to Islam who claims he was wrongly detained but never charged with a crime as part of the so-called War on Terror, a federal appellate panel held Friday. A divided panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-1 to reverse an Idaho district judge and find Ashcroft not protected from accountability for the wro...
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