WASHINGTON — In a landmark ruling that sharply curtails the extraterritorial reach of the federal judiciary, the U.S.
WASHINGTON — In a landmark ruling that sharply curtails the extraterritorial reach of the federal judiciary, the U.S. Supreme Court held 6–3 on Tuesday that foreign plaintiffs cannot deploy historic federal human rights statutes to sue American corporations for allegedly aiding and abetting abuses carried out on foreign soil.
The decision in Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Doe delivers a decisive victory to domestic technology leaders and defense contractors, effectively insulating multinational corporations from civil tort liability in U.S. courts over commercial partnerships, hardware sales, and technical support provided to authoritarian governments abroad.