US government settles with post 9/11 detention plaintiffs for $1.26 million
November 4, 2009
[JURIST] Five men who claim they were illegally detained after 9/11 [JURIST news archive] reached a settlement agreement [CCR release] with the US government for $1.26 million, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) [advocacy website], which represented the men, announced Tuesday. The men were p....... [more] 
Ninth Circuit rules no Ashcroft immunity from illegal detention lawsuit
September 5, 2009
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] Friday that former attorney general John Ashcroft [JURIST news archive] is not entitled to absolute and qualified immunity, allowing an unlawful detention lawsuit by US citizen Abdullah Al-Kidd to go forwa....... [more]
Supreme Court remands Ashcroft immunity case
May 18, 2009
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] on Monday ruled [opinion, PDF] 5-4 in Ashcroft v. Iqbal [JURIST report] that a complaint filed against former US Attorney General John Ashcroft, FBI Director Robert Mueller [official profiles] and other officials by a terrorism su....... [more]
Ashcroft, Rice approved harsh interrogation methods: Senate committee report
April 23, 2009
[JURIST] The US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence [official website] on Wednesday released a report [text] by the Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] indicating that former attorney general John Ashcroft and former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice in 2002 approved the use of wate....... [more]
Supreme Court hears Ashcroft immunity, pregnancy discrimination cases
December 10, 2008
'[JURIST] The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in two cases. In Ashcroft v. Iqbal, the Court heard arguments on whether high-ranking US officials are protected by qualified immunity from suit for alleged religious and ethnic....... [more]
Second Circuit rehears Arar rendition case
December 10, 2008
'[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit heard oral arguments Tuesday in an en banc rehearing of Arar v. Ashcroft. Canadian citizen Maher Arar is seeking a declaratory judgment against US government officials for having deported him to....... [more]
Ashcroft: Justice Department followed law on interrogation methods
July 18, 2008
'[JURIST] Former US Attorney General John Ashcroft testified before the House Judiciary Committee Thursday, defending advice the Department of Justice (DOJ) gave the Bush administration on the legality of certain interrogation methods used on....... [more]
Ashcroft involved with torture memos: Bush administration lawyers
June 27, 2008
'[JURIST] Controversial US interrogation policies outlined in two 2002 and 2003 memoranda were reviewed by top Department of Justice (DOJ) officials, including former Attorney General John Ashcroft, according to two former Bush administration officials....... [more]
Supreme Court to hear Ashcroft immunity, veteran benefits, prison damages cases
June 16, 2008
'[JURIST] The US Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear three cases, including Ashcroft v. Iqbal, et al. (07-1015), in which the Court will consider whether high-ranking US officials are protected by qualified immunity from suit for alleged religious....... [more]
US House panel threatens to subpoena Ashcroft on DOJ interrogation memo
April 28, 2008
'[JURIST] US House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) Monday threatened to seek subpoenas to compel three current and former administration officials, including former Attorney General John Ashcroft, to testify about a recently released....... [more]
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