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Supreme Court considers former attorney general Ashcroft’s liability in lawsuit

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On Wednesday the Supreme Court justices considered whether former attorney general John D. Ashcroft could be held personally liable for the detention of an American Muslim. Abdullah al-Kidd, a U.S. citizen, was arrested in 2003 and held as a material witness. But Kidd contends that he was not detained because he had information about terrorism….

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Supreme Court to Decide Whether Ashcroft Can be Sued by Detained Citizen

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The Supreme Court will again examine the government’s response to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, agreeing Monday to consider whether former attorney general John D. Ashcroft can be sued by a U.S. citizen who claims he was detained and treated as a terrorist. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit said that…

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