{"podcast":{"title":"The High Court Report","slug":"the-high-court-report-7304353","podcast_index_feed_id":7304353,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/scotus-oral-arguments/","website_url":"https://thehighcourtreport.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/32e133db-cc46-422f-a13c-e80534752cea/OPERATIVE-SCOTUS-THUMBNAIL.jpg","author":"SCOTUS Oral Arguments","episode_count":500,"summary":"The High Court Report makes Supreme Court decisions accessible to everyone. We deliver comprehensive SCOTUS coverage without the legal jargon or partisan spin—just clear analysis that explains how these cases affect your life, business, and community. What you get: Case previews and breakdowns, raw oral argument audio, curated key exchanges, detailed opinion analysis, and expert commentary from a practicing attorney who's spent 12 years in courtrooms arguing the same types of cases the Supreme Court hears. Why it works: Whether you need a focused 10-minute update or a deep constitutional dive, episodes are designed for busy professionals, engaged citizens, and anyone who wants to understand how the Court shapes America. When we publish: 3-5 episodes weekly during the Court's October-June term, with summer coverage of emergency orders and retrospective analysis. Growing archive: Oral arguments back to 2020 and expanding, so you can hear how landmark cases unfolded and track the Court's evolution. Your direct line to understanding the Supreme Court—accessible, thorough, and grounded in real legal expertise.**","last_synced_at":"2026-07-02T18:20:06.779164+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-high-court-report-7304353"},"episode":{"title":"Case Preview: Cisco Systems v. Doe I | Complicity or Commerce? Can U.S. Courts Hold Tech Giants Liable for Foreign Torture?","slug":"case-preview-cisco-systems-v-doe-i-complicity-or-commerce-can-u-s-courts-hold-tech-giants-liable-for-foreign-torture","published_at":"2026-04-18T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-high-court-report-7304353/case-preview-cisco-systems-v-doe-i-complicity-or-commerce-can-u-s-courts-hold-tech-giants-liable-for-foreign-torture","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-high-court-report-7304353","url":"https://thehighcourtreport.com//case-preview-cisco-systems-v-doe-i-complicity-or-commerce-can-us-courts-hold-tech-giants-liable-for-foreign-torture","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/6797ff89-21bb-4772-b794-e06ca5f89b45.mp3","summary":"Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Doe I | Case No. 24-856 | Docket Link: Here Question Presented: Whether the Alien Tort Statute and the Torture Victim Protection Act authorize civil aiding-and-abetting liability against a U.S. technology company for facilitating a foreign government's torture of a religious minority. Overview: Falun Gong practitioners sued Cisco for building custom surveillance technology the Chinese government used to identify, arrest, and torture them. The case tests whether two federal statutes allow courts to impose civil liability on corporate enablers of foreign atrocity. Posture: Ninth Circuit reversed dismissal and allowed aiding-and-abetting claims to proceed; Supreme Court granted certiorari January 9, 2026. Main Arguments: Cisco (Petitioner): (1) Federal courts lack authority to create any new ATS causes of action — that power belongs exclusively to Congress; (2) Central Bank forecloses implied civil aiding-and-abetting liability absent express statutory authorization; (3) The TVPA's verb \"subjects\" covers command responsibility, not remote corporate assistance far removed from custody or control of victims. Falun Gong Practitioners (Respondent): (1) Aiding-and-abetting liability existed under the law of nations at the Founding and the First Congress intended ATS coverage to reach accessories; (2) Central Bank applied ordinary statutory interpretation, not a blanket clear-statement rule, and both the ATS and TVPA support aiding-and-abetting claims under that same analysis; (3) The TVPA's deliberate choice of the broad verb \"subjects\" — rather than the narrower \"commits\" used in criminal statutes — reflects congressional intent to reach secondary actors, confirmed by legislative history stating liability extends to those who \"ordered, abetted, or assis…","meta_description":"Cisco Systems, Inc. v. 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