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Appeals Court Lets Government Halt Torture Lawsuit
Posted on 9 Sep 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

SAN FRANCISCO - (AP) A sharply divided federal appeals court on Wednesday threw out a lawsuit challenging a controversial post-Sept. 11 CIA program that flew terrorism suspects to secret prisons. The complaint was filed by five terrorism suspects who... Read More

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Court Asked, Can Ashcroft Be Sued For 9/11 Policy?
Posted on 18 Oct 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (AP) Abdullah al-Kidd had an all-American background: Kansas native, then a football star in college. That's when he converted to Islam. John Ashcroft was the attorney general who approved a policy that led to the arrests of al... Read More

Tags: Supreme Court , Ashcroft v. Al-Kidd , Steven Hatfill , Robert Mueller , Javaid Iqbal , Sept. 11 , Elena Kagan , acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal , 9/11 , Khalid Shaikh Mohammed , Milan D. Smith Jr. , FBI , Saudi Arabia , Ronald Reagan , American Civil Liberties Union , Obama , Justice Department , John Ashcroft , Litigation , Lee Gelernt , lawsuit , terrorism , Bush administration , Dulles International Airport

Judge Grills Feds On Pulling Utah Drilling Leases
Posted on 22 Jul 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

SALT LAKE CITY - (AP) A federal judge on Wednesday questioned Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's justification for canceling 77 drilling leases sold by the Bush administration around national parks in Utah. A U.S. Justice Department lawyer maintained... Read More

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