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Supreme Court to Rule on Cisco's Human Rights Case

1/10/2026

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  • The U.S. Supreme Court will hear Cisco Systems, Inc.'s 2011 lawsuit alleging Cisco aided Falun Gong persecution.
  • The suit claims Cisco's technology facilitated human rights abuses against Falun Gong practitioners.
  • Cisco argues the claims are unfounded and seeks to limit the Alien Tort Statute and Torture Victim Protection Act.
  • The Ninth Circuit revived the case in 2023, and a Supreme Court decision is expected by summer 2026.