Saleh v. Titan Corp.
Petition for certiorari denied on June 27, 2011
Issue: 1) Whether the court of appeals erred by finding that claims for torture and other war crimes cannot be brought against private actors under the Alien Tort Statute; and 2) whether the court of appeals erred by creating a “battle-field preemption”? doctrine that extends derivative sovereign immunity to contractors.
Briefs and Documents
Certiorari-stage documents
- Opinion below (DC Circuit)
- Petition for certiorari
- Brief of CACI International in opposition
- Brief of Titan Corp. in opposition
- Petitioners' reply
- Amicus brief of Professors of Federal Courts et al.
- Amicus brief of Retired Military Officers
- Amicus brief of Human Rights First et al.
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