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February 29, 2012

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Corporate Abuses Case 
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The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday over whether
corporations can be sued in U.S. courts for human rights abuses
committed overseas. The case involves nine Nigerian activists executed
for protesting Royal Dutch Shell. A majority of the court appeared to
side against the plaintiffs, with Justice Samuel Alito saying the case
has "no connection to the United States whatsoever." The Obama
administration filed a brief siding with the plaintiffs, saying it
disagrees with a lower court ruling that international law does not
recognize corporate liability for foreign abuses.



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