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Supreme Court Asked to Hear Rendition Case

HeadlineDec 13, 2010

Five victims of CIA kidnapping and torture under the former Bush administration have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate their case against Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen DataPlan. The lawsuit accused Jeppesen of arranging at least 70 flights since 2001 as part of the CIA’s extraordinary rendition program. The case was originally filed in May 2007, but the Obama administration continued the Bush stance of asserting the so-called “state secrets” privilege to have it dismissed. A federal appeals court sided with the administration and dismissed the case in September. The Supreme Court will decide whether to take up the appeal in the coming months.

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