U.S. Supreme Court
Jan. 14, 2020
With call for solicitor general's views, fight over corporate Alien Tort Statute liability pushed to future term
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sought the solicitor general's position on a closely-watched appeal testing the boundaries of the Alien Tort Statute and whether it may be used to hold corporate conglomerates liable for extreme labor abuses in their international supply chains.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sought the solicitor general's position on a closely-watched appeal testing the boundaries of the Alien Tort Statute and whether it may be used to hold corporate conglomerates liable for extreme labor abuses in their international supply chains.
Monday's request almost certainly delays until a future term potential high court review of a 2018 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision permitting Ivor...
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