The Court holds that federal courts may not create new causes of action for violations of international law under the Alien Tort Statute, so Cisco cannot be held liable under that statute for aiding and abetting the Chinese Government's alleged persecution of religious practitioners. It also holds that the Torture Victim Protection Act does not provide for aiding-and-abetting liability, because the statute nowhere mentions it.
CASE: Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Doe
AUTHOR: Barrett, J.
DECIDED: 2026-06-23
OPINION: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-856_kjfm.pdf
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