Supreme Court kills suit claiming Cisco’s technology helped China persecute Falun Gong members

The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit against Cisco Systems, which alleged the company's technology was used to persecute Falun Gong members in China. The court ruled that U.S. courts are not the appropriate venue for such claims under the Alien Tort Statute or the Torture Victim Protection Act. Justice Amy Coney Barrett's majority opinion closed the door on using U.S. courts for foreign human rights violations, while Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented, arguing it would block future international law cases.