Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Alien Tort Statute
Constitutional Law Reporter
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
In Nestlé USA, Inc. v. Doe , 593 U. S. _ (2021), the U.S. Supreme Court clarified when plaintiffs can seek redress in U.S. courts for human rights abuses that occur overseas. By a vote of 8-1, the Court held that to plead facts sufficient to support a domestic application of the Alien Tort Statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1350 , plaintiffs must allege more domestic conduct than general corporate activity.
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