The Supreme Court on Tuesday decided on two religious freedom cases, in a pair of 6-3 rulings. In a victory for tech giant Cisco, the Supreme Court held Tuesday that a company or entity cannot be held liable for aiding and abetting a violation of an anti-torture law. Members of China's Falun Gong movement claimed...
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday decided on two religious freedom cases, in a pair of 6-3 rulings. In a victory for tech giant Cisco, the Supreme Court held Tuesday that a company or entity cannot be held liable for aiding and abetting a violation of an anti-torture law. Members of China's Falun Gong movement claimed...
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Tuesday that practitioners of the Falun Gong spiritual movement cannot sue tech giant Cisco over allegations of aiding the Chinese government’s surveillance and torture of the group. A divided US Supreme Court put new limits on lawsuits against companies over atrocities abroad, rejecting a suit accusing Cisco Systems Inc. of complicity in China’s torture of Falun Gong adherents. The Supreme Court on Tuesday decided on two religious freedom cases, in a pair of 6-3 rulings.
In a victory for tech giant Cisco, the Supreme Court held Tuesday that a company or entity cannot be held liable for aiding and abetting a violation of an anti-torture law. The court’s decision could have broader implications for whether companies can be held liable for aiding in international human rights abuses.
The Hill reported the story as "Supreme Court sides with Cisco in Falun Gong human rights abuse lawsuit." The New York Times reported the story as "Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Claiming Cisco Systems Helped China Target Falun Gong." The Daily Signal reported the story as "Supreme Court Weighs in on 2 Cases Involving Religious Freedom."
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7 sources have covered this story, including The Daily Signal, The Hill, The New York Times and The Guardian US and 3 other outlets. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 2 hours ago.
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Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Claiming Cisco Systems Helped China Target Falun Gong
US supreme court ends lawsuit alleging Cisco helped China pursue Falun Gong
Supreme Court kills suit claiming Cisco’s technology helped China persecute Falun Gong members
Supreme Court kills suit claiming Cisco’s technology helped China persecute Falun Gong members
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