In a 2-1 ruling, the 2nd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals reinstated civil claims against former Attorney General John Ashcroft (pictured), former FBI Director Robert Mueller and ex-immigration boss James Ziglar
Top officials during the George W. Bush era can be held legally liable for the roundup of innocent detainees post-9/11, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.
In a 2-1 ruling, the 2nd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals reinstated civil claims against former Attorney General John Ashcroft, former FBI Director Robert Mueller and ex-immigration boss James Ziglar.
The three may have exceeded the constitutional limits of their authority in the rush to find those responsible for the 9/11 attacks, Judges Judges Rosemary Pooler and Richard Wesley wrote.
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