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Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain, 542 U.S. 692 (2004), was a United States Supreme Court case involving the Alien Tort Statute and the Federal Tort Claims Act.Many ATS claims were filed after the Second Circuit ruling in Filártiga v.
The Federal Tort Claims Act (August 2, 1946, ch. 646, Title IV, 60 Stat. 812, 28 U.S.C. Part VI, Chapter 171 and 28 U.S.C. § 1346) ("FTCA") is a 1946 federal statute that permits private parties to sue the United States in a federal court for most torts committed by persons acting on behalf of the United States.
Map of the San Miguel del Bado Grant in central New Mexico, from the United States Court of Private Land Claims, Julian Sandoval Case 25 (1894–1902). During Spanish (1598–1821) and Mexican (1821–1846) rule over what was to become the U.S. Southwest , the governments made land grants to various individuals and communities.
But the Atlanta-based 11 th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the Federal Tort Claims Act doesn’t apply if the disputed action by the law enforcement officer involved an element of judgment ...
28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b)(1), 2674, 2680(b) (Federal Tort Claims Act) United States Postal Service , 546 U.S. 481 (2006), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States , involving the extent to which the United States Postal Service has sovereign immunity from lawsuits brought by private individuals under the Federal Tort Claims Act .
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The Alien Tort Statute (codified in 1948 as 28 U.S.C. § 1350; ATS), also called the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA), is a section in the United States Code that gives federal courts jurisdiction over lawsuits filed by foreign nationals for torts committed in violation of international law.