Topic: John Ashcroft

Supreme Court nixes suit against ex-attorney general

The US Supreme Court has ruled that former attorney general John Ashcroft cannot be held responsible for police and judicial excesses committed in the period after the September 11 attacks.In a unanimous decision on Monday, the court overturned an appeals court ...

High court rules out damage claim against Ashcroft

0 . The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out damage claims against former Attorney General John Ashcroft over an American Muslim's arrest, but four ...

Court rules for Ashcroft in 2003 detention case

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Attorney General John Ashcroft cannot be held liable for the detention of an American Muslim after the September 11 attacks in 2001, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday in a decision that grants him immunity.The justices ...

High court throws out lawsuit against Ashcroft

0 . The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that former Attorney General John Ashcroft cannot be personally sued over his role in the post-9/11 arrest of ...

US high court debates immunity of top Bush official

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard a complaint brought by a Muslim American, arrested and held without charge in 2003, who is challenging the immunity of John Ashcroft, the Bush-era law enforcer after the 9/11 attacks.The court will announce ...

Justices hear Ashcroft liability case on detentions

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court questioned on Wednesday whether former Attorney General John Ashcroft can be held liable for the detention of an American Muslim after the September 11 attacks in 2001.The justices appeared divided during arguments in the ...
Abramoff associate convicted of 5 counts in corruption case, not guilty of 3 in retrialA jury has convicted an associate of corrupt lobbyist Jack Abramoff of bribing public officials with expensive meals and exclusive event tickets.Kevin Ring was found guilty Monday ...
Supreme Court will consider ending rights lawsuit against ex-Attorney General AshcroftThe Supreme Court will consider an appeal by former Attorney General John Ashcroft to throw out a lawsuit seeking to hold him personally responsible for improperly arresting a Muslim U.S. citizen ...
In a way man's body is a mobile electric power house. On its basis infinite parts/organs attached to the factory called the body function and amazing computer like parts attached to the brain are controlled by it. The functioning of ...
<div id="subtitle">Federal appeals court refuses Ashcroft's rehearing request in post-9/11 material witness case</div><div><p>A federal appellate court said Thursday it wouldn't reconsider its ruling that former Attorney General John Ashcroft can be held personally ...