U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Alvarez-Machain Claim, But Upholds Alien Tort Law

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Wednesday, September 1, 2004
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
20
Issue: 
9
Abstract: 
On June 29, 2004, the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion in the case of Humberto Alvarez-Machain, the Guadalajara, Mexico physician whom the U.S. Drug Enfrocement Administration (DEA) abducted from his home.