Ninth Circuit allows Falun Gong practitioners to pursue claims of human rights violations against Cisco, suggesting potential implications for corporate accountability.
The Ninth Circuit's decision in Doe v. Cisco Systems, Inc. shows that there may yet be life in the Alien Tort Statute (ATS). The court held that Chinese practitioners of Falun Gong could bring claims of aiding and abetting human rights violations against Cisco Systems and its CEO for designing and building a surveillance system for the People's Republic of China. The Ninth Circuit denied rehearing en banc , more than a year after the original decision, with a long dissent joined by six judges. This introductory note discusses the panel opinion and the opinions on the petition for rehearing. The story may not be over yet, however, because Cisco has petitioned for Supreme Court review.
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