Monday, April 26, 2010

Re Act from 1789 on which Jeff Anderson bases his Federal Case against Cardinals Norberto Rivera and Roger Mahony

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The United States Supreme Court case directly addressed the ATS (Alien Torts Act) in the 2004 case Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain.

The Sosa Court upheld the ATS applies to actions committed abroad that violate contemporary customary international law, but held that the recognition of new causes of action should be subject to "vigilant doorkeeping."

"Actions committed abroad that violate customary international law."
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