United States Ninth Circuit
Al-Haramain Islamic Found., Inc. v. Obama, 11-15468
In a suit brought by an Islamic group against the United States Government, seeking to hold the Executive Branch responsible for intercepting telephone conversations without judicial authority, judgment of the district court in favor of the plaintiffs is vacated, including the judgment for liquidated damages, attorneys' fees and costs as there is no explicit waiver of sovereign immunity under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act's civil liability provision, 50 U.S.C. section 1810. However, district court's dismissal of claims against the Director of the FBI in his official capacity is affirmed.
Appellate Information
- Decided 08/07/2012
- Published 08/07/2012
Judges
- McKewon
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit