Civil Rights
Nov. 7, 2015
Rights don't stop at the border, but remedies might
A U.S. citizen is kidnapped, detained and tortured by the FBI oversees. What remedies does he have? A recent D.C. Circuit decision says none. By Stephen I. Vladeck
Imagine a case in which a U.S. citizen traveling overseas is kidnapped by the FBI, held without charge for months on end, tortured while in custody, and threatened that he will simply be "disappeared" if he doesn't cooperate - before quietly being released and sent on his way. Should federal law provide the victim of such egregious government misconduct with a remedy against the individua...
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