EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
US Supreme Court limits lawsuits against corporations, ruling laws don't allow private claims for aiding international law violations.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered a landmark victory for American companies and constitutional limits on judicial power.
The nation’s highest court ruled 6-3 in Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Doe
(24-856) that neither the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) nor the Torture Victim Protection Act (TVPA) allows private plaintiffs to sue for aiding and abetting alleged violations of international law.