Ashcroft v. Iqbal

5-4

Prologue Projects

News Commentary, News, Government

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🗓️ 1 December 2020

⏱️ 56 minutes

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The hosts discuss Ashcroft v. Iqbal, a 2008 case in which the Court created a new pleading standard for legal complaints that made it much harder for plaintiffs to bring their cases. Here, a Pakistani immigrant who claimed he was detained and tortured in the wake of 9/11 had his case dismissed because, according to the Court, his allegations that Bush administration officials were responsible for his treatment were not “plausible.”

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0:00.0	We'll hear argument first this morning in K071015 Ashcroft, Grisa's Iqbal.
0:07.0	Hey everyone, this is Leon from Fiasco and Prologg Projects.
0:12.8	On today's episode of 5-4, Peter, Riannan and Michael are talking about Ashcroft V Iqbal.
0:18.7	Javiah Iqbal is a Pakistani national who was picked up in the wake of the September 11
0:23.5	of the tax.
0:24.5	He was deemed to be an individual of high interest and was placed in the special housing
0:28.6	unit in the Federal Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York.
0:31.7	He subsequently allegedly was beaten and denied medical care.
0:35.1	Iqbal made a point in his lawsuit of targeting top Bush administration officials, not just
0:39.9	their subordinates.
0:40.9	The Supreme Court, throughout the case, arguing that Iqbal had no way of knowing whether
0:45.8	the higher-ups were responsible for what happened to him.
0:48.4	Is it plausible to think that after 9-11 high government officials might have used race
0:56.3	as one of the bases for sweeping people up?
0:59.2	And this is what he says, we don't think that's plausible.
1:02.8	This is 5-4, a podcast about how much the Supreme Court sucks.
1:13.9	Welcome to 5-4, where we dissect and analyze the Supreme Court cases that have blocked
1:20.6	out America's son, like a California brush fire.
1:24.3	Hi, I'm Noah.
1:26.8	Peter, I'm here with Riannon.
1:29.3	Hey, everybody.
1:30.8	And Michael.
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