Former AG John Ashcroft has asked a federal appeals court to reconsider its ruling that he can be held responsible for wrongfully detaining people as material witnesses after the 9/11 attacks. U.S. citizen Abdullah al-Kidd sued Ashcroft after he was jailed as a material witness in a terrorism case against another man. In a request filed Monday, Ashcroft said the three-judge panel's Sept. 4 ruling was flawed and gutted immunity laws designed to allow prosecutors to carry out their office without fear of frivolous suits.
October 21, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Former Attorney General John Ashcroft has asked a federal appeals court to reconsider its ruling that he can be held personally responsible for wrongfully detaining people as material witnesses after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Abdullah al-Kidd, a U.S. citizen, sued Ashcroft and other federal officials after he was arrested and jailed as a material witness in a terrorism case against another man.
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