Supreme Court Insulates Domestic Corporations From Human Rights Litigation

By Martin Flaherty · SCOTUSblog · 2026-07-01

According to reporting from SCOTUSblog, the Supreme Court has significantly narrowed the scope of the Alien Tort Statute in its recent ruling on CISCO Systems, Inc. v. Doe. This decision effectively ends the ability of foreign plaintiffs to hold American companies civilly liable

According to reporting from SCOTUSblog, the Supreme Court has significantly narrowed the scope of the Alien Tort Statute in its recent ruling on CISCO Systems, Inc. v. Doe. This decision effectively ends the ability of foreign plaintiffs to hold American companies civilly liable