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: How Appealing"Court Allows Civil Torture Case to Proceed"
The Washington Post reports today that "Appeals Court Rejects 'State Secrets' Claim, Revives Detainee Suit."
Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle reports that "Court rebuffs feds, reinstates torture suit."
Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News reports that "Ruling restores suit against San Jose company linked to 'torture flights.'"
law.com reports that "State Secrets Immunity Claim Doesn't Fly With 9th Circuit in CIA Rendition Case."
And at "SCOTUSblog," Lyle Denniston has a post titled "'State secrets' doctrine narrowed."
My earlier coverage of yesterday's Ninth Circuit ruling appears at this link.
Full post as published by How Appealing on April 29, 2009 (boomark / email).
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