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'Kiobel' Reargument Draws Dozens of Amici on Reach of Alien Tort Statute

The National Law Journal

October 1, 2012

The first case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in its new term beginning today is a reargument from last term adressing the Alien Tort Statute and whether the 223-year-old law applies to conduct committed overseas - a question of extraterritoriality.

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