Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Doe · ¶50

I agree with JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR’s discussion of the Alien Tort Statute. See post, at 5–10 (dissenting opinion). But I think the Court is correct to conclude that the Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991 (TVPA) does not encompass aiding-and-abetting liability. I write separately because, while my textual analysis of the TVPA tracks the majority’s, see ante, at 12–14, I do not agree with how the majority deploys Central Bank of Denver, N. A. v. First Interstate Bank of Denver, N. A., 511 U. S. 164 (1994), here.

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