Mohamed v. Jeppesen Dataplan, Inc.
Petition for certiorari denied on May 16, 2011
Issue: Whether the court of appeals correctly affirmed the lower court’s dismissal at the pleading stage, based on the evidentiary state secrets privilege, of a suit seeking compensation for the petitioners' unlawful abduction, arbitrary detention, and torture.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petition of the day (Kiran Bhat, February 4, 2011)
Briefs and Documents
Certiorari-stage documents
- Opinion below (9th Circuit)
- Petition for certiorari
- Brief in opposition for the United States
- Brief in opposition for respondent Jeppesen Dataplan
- Amicus brief of International Law Scholars and Human Rights Organizations
- Amicus brief of the Constitution Project
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