Ashcroft immunity ruling [9th Circuit] News
Ashcroft immunity ruling [9th Circuit]

Al-Kidd v. Ashcroft, US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, September 4, 2009 [holding that John Ashcroft is not entitled to absolute and qualified immunity, thereby allowing an unlawful detention lawsuit by US citizen Abdullah Al-Kidd to go forward].

Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on John Ashcroft.