Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Doe
Decided June 23, 2026. Amy Coney Barrett delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 24-856 · 609 U.S. ___ (2026)
Holding
Courts may not create new rights of action to remedy violations of international law under the Alien Tort Statute; neither the ATS nor the Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991 imposes liability for aiding-and-abetting offenses.
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How the Justices voted
Majority · 6
- John G. Roberts, Jr.
- Clarence Thomas
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
- Neil M. Gorsuch
- Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Amy Coney Barrett · delivered the opinion of the Court
Concurring in part, dissenting in part · 1
- Ketanji Brown Jackson · filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part
Dissenting · 2
- Sonia Sotomayor · filed a dissenting opinion
- Elena Kagan
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. The lineup is the syllabus’s disposition of who wrote and joined each opinion. Source: the opinion’s syllabus (supremecourt.gov).
Official text
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