Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Doe · ¶48

We recognize, as does the dissent, post, at 23–24, that ATS and TVPA cases frequently involve heinous and inhumane acts. The political branches or other international actors may well provide redress. But we decline to distort the statutory text or the Constitution’s allocation of powers to enlist U. S. courts in that project. The judgment of the Court of Appeals is reversed, and the case is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

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