U.S. Appellate Court Holds No Right of Action for Damages against Rumsfeld and Others for Torture or Mistreatment of Military Prisoners

            On November 7, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals, sitting en banc, held by an 8-to-3 ruling, that there is no 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.[1]