U.S. Supreme Court
Oct. 20, 2010
U.S. Justices to Consider Whether Attorney General Immune From Suit
The U.S. Supreme Court granted the Obama administration's request Monday to consider if former Attorney General John D. Ashcroft is immune from a lawsuit by a former terrorism suspect.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court granted the Obama administration's request Monday to consider whether former Attorney General John D. Ashcroft is immune from a lawsuit by a former terrorism suspect.
The case stems from a lawsuit by Abdullah al-Kidd, a U.S. citizen who was arrested on a material witness warrant in 2003, held in high-security facilities for 16 days, interrogate...
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