Legal Opinion
Christopher v. Harbury
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 20, 2002No. 01-394PublishedCited by 2,438 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Souter
Respondent-plaintiff in this case alleges that Government officials intentionally deceived her in concealing information that her husband, a foreign dissident, was being detained and tortured in his own country by military officers of his government, who were paid by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). One count of the complaint, brought after the husband’s death, charges that the official deception denied respondent access to the courts by leaving her without information, or reason to seek information, with which she could have brought a lawsuit that might have saved her husband’s life.…
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