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May 19, 2009

Supreme Court Blocks Suit Filed by Man Detained After 9/11
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The Supreme Court has blocked a lawsuit against former Attorney General
John Ashcroft and FBI director Robert Mueller filed by a Pakistani man.
Javaid Iqbal was among thousands of Muslim men rounded up after
September 11. According to his lawsuit, he was held in solitary
confinement, subjected to numerous beatings and denied medical care. He
eventually pleaded guilty to identity fraud and was deported to
Pakistan.



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