Legal Opinion
Donald Vance v. Donald Rumsfeld
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 7, 2012No. 10-1687, 10-2442PublishedCited by 188 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.
This appeal presents the question whether the federal judiciary should create a right of action for damages against soldiers (and others in the chain of command) who abusively interrogate or mistreat military prisoners, or fail to prevent improper detention and interrogation. Both other courts of appeals that have resolved this question have given a negative answer. Lebron v. Rumsfeld, 670 F.3d 540 (4th Cir.2012); Doe v. Rumsfeld, 683 F.3d 390 (D.C.Cir.2012); Ali v. Rumsfeld, 649 F.3d 762 (D.C.Cir.2011). Another circuit declined to create a damages remedy against…
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