Asian-American Justice Center, et al.
Amici Curiae
Harold Hongju Koh, Counsel of Record The Asian-American Justice Center is joined in this brief by a group of 32 other civil rights and human rights organizations. Harlod Hongju Koh has served as dean of Yale University’s law school since 2004 and specializes in international law. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Respondents as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on October 31, 2008. The Supreme Courtshould affirm the decision of the Second Circuit and reject Petitioners’ positionthat a heightened pleading standard applies in situations in which plaintiffsseek to hold accountable “high-ranking officials. The…
