Ziglar v. Abbasi

Ziglar v. Abbasi
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued January 18, 2017
Decided June 19, 2017
Full case nameJames W. Ziglar, et al., Petitioners v. Ahmer Iqbal Abbasi, et al.
Docket nos.15-1358
15-1359
15-1363
Citations582 U.S. (more)
137 S. Ct. 1843; 198 L. Ed. 2d 290; 2017 WL 2621317; 2017 U.S. LEXIS 3874
Case history
PriorFederal defendants dismissed, Turkmen v. Ashcroft, 915 F. Supp. 2d 314 (E.D.N.Y. 2013), reversed sub. nom., Turkmen v. Hasty, 789 F.3d 218 (2d Cir. 2015), rehearing en banc denied, 808 F.3d 197 (2d Cir. 2015); cert. granted, 137 S. Ct. 293 (2016).
Holding
A Bivens-type remedy should not be extended to the claims challenging the confinement conditions imposed on respondents pursuant to the formal policy adopted by the Executive Officials in the wake of the September 11 attacks.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Anthony Kennedy · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Samuel Alito · Sonia Sotomayor
Elena Kagan · Neil Gorsuch
Case opinions
MajorityKennedy (Parts I, II, III, IV–A, and V), joined by Roberts, Thomas, Alito
PluralityKennedy (Part IV–B), joined by Roberts, Alito
ConcurrenceThomas (in part and in judgment)
DissentBreyer, joined by Ginsburg
Sotomayor, Kagan, and Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

Ziglar v. Abbasi, 582 U.S. ___ (2017), is a Supreme Court of the United States case in which the Court determined, by a vote of 4–2, that non-U.S. citizens detained in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks cannot recover monetary damages from high level federal officials for the conditions of their confinement.[1] The case was consolidated with Hastey v. Abbasi, and Ashcroft v. Abbasi.[2] It was argued on January 18, 2017.

The class action civil lawsuit was filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) against the then-Attorney General John Ashcroft, FBI Director Robert Mueller, former INS Commissioner James Ziglar, and employees of the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, New York, on the behalf of a number of Muslim, South Asian, and Arab non-citizens who, under the pretext of immigration violations, were held in detention for several months.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ Ziglar v. Abbasi, No. 15-1358, 582 U.S. ___ (2017).
  2. ^ "Hasty v. Abbasi".
  3. ^ Alan Feuer (April 13, 2007). "11 Jail Guards Are Indicted in 2 Beatings in Brooklyn". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  4. ^ Nina Bernstein (2007-04-03). "Relatives of Interned Japanese-Americans Side With Muslims". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  5. ^ Nina Bernstein (2006-04-03). "9/11 Detainees in New Jersey Say They Were Abused With Dogs". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-10-23.