Friday, September 4, 2009

Ashcroft Can Be Sued In Detention Case, Court Says

Ashcroft Can Be Sued In Detention Case, Court Says: "

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the former attorney general can be held liable for people who were wrongfully detained as material witnesses as part of the Bush administration's post-Sept. 11, 2001, detention policies. Abdullah al-Kidd says his civil rights were violated when he was detained as a material witness for two weeks in 2003.

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