Case: Cisco Systems, Inc., et al. v. Doe I, et al.
Comparison published: 2026-07-15
Determination published 162 days before this comparison. The underlying determination is NLI SCOTUS Resolution 0062, published 2026-02-03. Publication dates are timestamped by Substack, not by NLI.
The decisive question
May a federal court create a cause of action under the Alien Tort Statute, or recognize aiding-and-abetting liability under the Torture Victim Protection Act, without congressional authorization?
The controlling dependency
Whether the asserted liabilities were created by Congress or supplied by judicial implication.
The defeat condition
A congressional authorization of either the ATS cause of action or TVPA secondary liability would have defeated the construction.
How it compared
Full alignment. The determination predicted certiorari granted, the Ninth Circuit reversed, implied secondary liability rejected, and merits adjudication foreclosed under the asserted theories. The difference lay in decisional mechanics rather than result.
NLI’s role
Published analysis only. No participation in the case.
Limits of this record
NLI was not counsel, a party, or a participant in this case, and filed nothing in it. This record establishes only that NLI published the stated determination on the stated date and how that determination compared with the decision the Court later reached. It does not establish that NLI influenced the outcome, that NLI’s reasoning was adopted, or that a comparable result should be expected in any other matter.