Bush officials aren’t liable for post-9/11 abuse, Supreme Court says

June 19, 2017
VICE News

More than 15 years after allowing sweeping post-9/11 detentions, the government officials who implemented the policies are off the hook.

Top officials in the Bush administration, including former Attorney General John Ashcroft and former FBI Director Robert Mueller, will not be held personally liable for unlawful detention policies and practices implemented after the September 11 terror attacks, a Supreme Court ruling handed down Monday stated. ...

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June 19, 2017