Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search

November 22, 2008 10:17:50 CST

Learn about Newser Points »

« Back to the grid | Next story »

Justices Will Decide If Immigrant Can Sue Ashcroft

Posted Jun 16, 08 3:01 PM CDT in World,  US,  Crime & Courts 

(Newser) – The Supreme Court today agreed to hear an appeal from John Ashcroft, with the former attorney general insisting top government officials cannot be sued by immigrants who allege they were beaten and abused after 9/11. Lower courts have refused to dismiss a suit from a man who was held for 6 months before being deported to Pakistan—without being charged, the Los Angeles Times reports.

The original suit was also brought against FBI chief Robert Mueller and some of the jailers who held the petitioner. US law has traditionally protected the right to sue officials who violate constitutional rights, but administration lawyers maintain that cabinet-level officers shouldn’t be subject to such complaints.

Source Los Angeles Times

0 comments | Print E-mail | Digg Seed this on Newsvine Add this link to Del.icio.us StumbleUpon

Related Newser Stories

  • Court Hears Gun Case Today

    Mar 18, 08 9:08 CDT
    Court Hears Gun Case Today One of the oldest and most hotly debated constitutional amendments—the right to bear arms—comes under scrutiny by the Supreme Court today. The court will hear arguments on the constitutionality of Washington DC's stringent ban on handguns. The ruling, which will arrive in June, is sure to have a major impact on the national debate over firearms, USA Today notes. More »

  • Musharraf Says Edict Protects Elections

    Nov 13, 07 1:51 PM CST
    Musharraf Says Edict Protects Elections Pervez Musharraf defended his 10-day-old emergency rule today, rejecting the US demand to lift it quickly and saying the edict is meant to protect elections. In a Times interview, Pakistan’s president said, “I don’t know, I don’t know” when asked the duration of the suspension of the constitution and the Supreme Court, and the jailing of 2,500 opponents. More »

  • Pakistani Judge Frees Political Prisoners

    Sep 27, 07 2:19 PM CDT
    Pakistani Judge Frees Political Prisoners The chief justice of Pakistan’s Supreme Court today told the government to release more than 100 opposition workers and politicians, the New York Times reports. The arrests were aimed to prevent protests as the court deliberates President Pervez Musharraf's right to run for re-election—a candidacy Musharraf made official by filing nomination papers for the Oct. 6 ballot.  More »

  • Sharif Deported as He Lands in Roiling Pakistan

    Sep 10, 07 5:34 CDT
    Sharif Deported as He Lands in Roiling Pakistan Within hours of landing back home in Pakistan late last night, exiled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif  was deported to Saudi Arabia, as his supporters clashed with police near the airport and hundreds were arrested. Thousands more had been arrested in advance of his return. Police escorted Sharif onto a commercial jet shortly after he touched down in Islamabad from London. More »

  • FBI Chief Refutes Gonzales

    Aug 17, 07 12:11 PM CDT
    FBI Chief Refutes Gonzales Newly released notes taken by the FBI director in 2004 contradict Alberto Gonzales' Senate testimony about the internal conflict over the warrantless wiretapping program. Robert Mueller's heavily redacted notes refer to hospitalized AG John Ashcroft as "feeble" and "barely articulate," the Washington Post reports—a far cry from Gonzales' claim that his predecessor was "lucid." More »

Former Attorney General John Ashcroft.   (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)
Former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft.   (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
FBI Director Robert Mueller speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, Friday, May 16, 2008.   (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow

Threads (
1
 of 3)

Tags

Pakistan • US Supreme Court • John Ashcroft • Robert Mueller


Loading...

Premium Articles from HighBeam

Find more articles like this

Today's Most Popular

Loading...

Other Crime & Courts Stories

What is Newser?

2008 Codie Finalist

Face it: there's too much news. At Newser a team of editors and writers culls the most important stories from hundreds of U.S. and international sources and reduces them to a headline, picture, and two paragraphs. It's the Newser guarantee: we can take any report or column or video and pack what you need to know into 120 words or less. Newser's short-form aggregation, visual format, and unique information tools help you get more of the kind of news you want, in a quicker and more entertaining way. And we do it 24/7—you can come back morning, noon, night (and in between) for something new that matters. Read less, know more.

Learn more »