In a major ruling limiting the reach of federal courts
over overseas corporate conduct, the U. S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on
Tuesday that foreign plaintiffs cannot use the Alien Tort Statute or the
Torture Victim Protection Act to sue American companies for allegedly aiding
and abetting human rights abuses abroad.
The decision in Cisco Systems,
Inc. v. Doe (No. 24-856) sharply restricts the ability of international claimants to
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