Legal Opinion

Akansa v. United States Department of Commerce

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided November 24, 2025No. Civil Action No. 2025-0505Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AIYOBA SARA’MAMY AKANSA, Plaintiff, v. No. 25-cv-505 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Aiyoba Sara’mamy Akansa, proceeding pro se, brings claims under the Alien Tort Statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1350; the First, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution; the law of nations; the treaties of the United States; and customary international law. Am. Compl. ¶ 1, ECF No. 18. She sues the United States Department of Commerce; Secretary of Commerce Howard W. Lutnick; the United States Census Bureau…

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