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cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com - 28 days ago

Full Appeals Court Rejects Suit in Rendition Case

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that Maher Arar, a Canadian man who claimed that American officials sent him to Syria in 2002 to be tortured, cannot sue for damages because Congress has not authorized such suits.

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nytimes.com - 27 days ago

Federal Appeals Court Rejects Rendition Suit by Maher Arar

— nytimes.com — A federal appeals court in Manhattan ruled on Monday that Maher Arar , a Canadian man who... claimed that American officials sent him to Syria in 2002 to be tortured, cannot sue for damages because Congress has not authorized such suits. The case has ... (more) Federal Appeals Court Rejects Rendition Suit by Maher Arar

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ccrjustice.org - 28 days ago

No Justice for Canadian Rendition Victim Maher Arar

— ccrjustice.org — November 2, 2009, New York – Today, a federal Court of Appeals dismissed Canadian citizen Maher Arar’s... case against U.S. officials for their role in sending him to Syria to be tortured and interrogated for a year. Arar is represented by the Center ... (more) No Justice for Canadian Rendition Victim Maher Arar

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salon.com - 26 days ago

Arar Decision Cripples Torture Rendition Suits

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"Full Appeals Court Rejects Suit in Rendition Case"
How Appealing — "Full Appeals Court Rejects Suit in Rendition Case": At the "City Room" blog of The New York Times, Benjamin Weiser has a post that begins, "A federal appeals court in New York ruled on Monday that Maher Arar, a Canadian man who claimed that American officials sent him to Syria in 2002 to be tortured, cannot sue for damages because Congress has not authorized such suits." ...