Supreme Court Considers Cisco's Role in China's Persecution

0:00It's April 28th. Welcome to Global News Today, powered by AI and Connected Worldwide. The Supreme Court seemed ready Tuesday to side with Cisco and kill a lawsuit from Fallen Gong, members who say the tech giant's gear helped China, persecute their spiritual group. Cisco wants the case tossed under two old laws, the alien torch statue from the 18th century and the Torture Victim Protection Act from 19. 91. They argue no liability for aiding human rights abuses abroad. Conservative justices worried about opening courthouse doors two wide to foreign claims, with Neil Gorsuch questioning if lower courts guard them. Enough. Meanwhile, justices Sonia Sotomayor and Katangi Brown-Jackson lean toward letting it proceed, seeing Cisco as a knowing partner. This fits a pattern where both parties administrations and the core curve US suits overseas acts by foreign governments. Fallen Gong pushed back, noting much of Cisco's China work happened stateside.

1:00An Associated Press Pro revealed US tech firms built China surveillance machine, including Cisco, eyeing the Golden Shield censorship project. Back in 2008 as a big salesman, targeting Fallen Gong content. The 2011 suit claims they customized tools to track and torture believers. Expect a ruling by late June that could slam the door on similar cases.