Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Doe · ¶119

The majority also errs by holding that the TVPA does not allow plaintiffs to sue for the aiding and abetting of torture. The TVPA states that “[a]n individual who . . . subjects an individual to torture shall, in a civil action, be liable for damages to that individual.” Note following 28 U. S. C. §1350 (Establishment of Civic Action) (§1350 note). This Court has already acknowledged that this language extends beyond those who “personally execute the torture.” Mohamad v. Palestinian Authority, 566 U. S. 449, 458 (2012). This Court has also explained that aiding and abetting requires that “the defendant consciously and culpably ‘participate[d]’ in a wrongful act so as to help ‘make it succeed.’” Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh, 598 U. S. 471, 493 (2023).

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