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It's unlikely that a corpse files suit to protect their constitutional rights, of which no one is aware were violated in the first place.
by sidewndr46 4y ago
It's unlikely that a corpse files suit to protect their constitutional rights, of which no one is aware were violated in the first place.
- hammock 4y agoHowever unlikely, it is possible. Many such cases where the estate of the dead or their families have brought suit against the US government. Example: https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-court-yemen/u-s-appeals-court-throws-out-lawsuit-over-drone-strike-deaths-idUSL1N1JR1HM https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-court-yemen/u-s-appeals-...
- sidewndr46 4y agoYou do realize the article you just linked starts with "threw out a lawsuit by the families"
- hammock 4y agoObviously. My original question was whether the justification for extrajudicial killings has yet been tested by a court, as claimed