Sep 06 2009
Court Allows Lawsuit Against Ashcroft: Former Official’s Bid for Immunity In Ex-Detainee’s Case Is Rejected
By Carrie Johnson
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, September 5, 2009
The suit says ex-attorney general John D. Ashcroft should be held liable for wrongful detentions after Sept. 11, 2001.
A Muslim man who was detained for weeks as a material witness in a terrorism case can sue former attorney general John D. Ashcroft, a federal appeals court in California ruled Friday as it rejected a bid for absolute legal immunity by the onetime Cabinet official. more…
