Ashcroft v. al-Kidd
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Ashcroft v. al-Kidd, 563 U.S. 731 (2011), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that U.S. Attorney General John D. Ashcroft could not be personally sued for his involvement in the detention of a U.S. citizen in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States.[1]
Quick Facts Ashcroft v. al-Kidd, Argued March 2, 2011 Decided May 31, 2011 ...
Ashcroft v. al-Kidd | |
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Argued March 2, 2011 Decided May 31, 2011 | |
Full case name | John D. Ashcroft, Petitioner v. Abdullah al-Kidd |
Citations | 563 U.S. 731 (more) 131 S. Ct. 2074; 179 L. Ed. 2d 1149 |
Case history | |
Prior | Al-Kidd v. Ashcroft, 580 F.3d 949 (9th Cir. 2009); rehearing en banc denied, 598 F.3d 1129 (9th Cir. 2010); cert. granted, 562 U.S. 980 (2010). |
Holding | |
United States Attorney General John D. Ashcroft could not be personally sued for his involvement in the federal detention of Abdullah al-Kidd, an American citizen, in the wake of the September 11 attacks. | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Scalia, joined by Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito |
Concurrence | Kennedy, joined by Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor (Part I) |
Concurrence | Ginsburg (in judgment), joined by Breyer, Sotomayor |
Concurrence | Sotomayor (in judgment), joined by Ginsburg, Breyer |
Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. |
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