Court Sides With C.I.A. on Seizure of Terror Suspects

September 9, 2010 by legitgov

Court Sides With C.I.A. on Seizure of Terror Suspects --The ruling handed a major victory to the Obama administration in its effort to advance a sweeping view of executive secrecy power. 09 Sep 2010 A sharply divided federal appeals court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit involving the Central Intelligence Agency’s practice of seizing terrorism suspects and transferring them to other countries for imprisonment and interrogation [and torture]. By a six-to-five vote, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, reversing an earlier decision, dismissed a lawsuit against Jeppesen Dataplan Inc., a Boeing subsidiary accused of arranging flights for the C.I.A.'s "extraordinary rendition" program, as it is known.