Government
Mar. 4, 2011
High Court Likely to Shield Ashcroft
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared inclined Wednesday to insulate former Attorney General John Ashcroft against civil liability for allegedly using the material witness statute as a pretext to detain an American citizen.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court appeared likely Wednesday to protect former Attorney General John Ashcroft against a civil lawsuit claiming he used the material witness statute as a pretext to detain a U.S. citizen.
The court, which has acquired the reputation as a "hot bench" of aggressive questioners, seemed unusually disengaged and passive during oral argument. The advocates were p...
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