The US Supreme Court rules against a lawsuit alleging that Cisco Systems helped the Chinese government persecute Falun Gong members. Several outlets report that the case is brought by Falun Gong practitioners and related parties, who allege Cisco developed or provided technology used by China for surveillance and related abuses against the movement. The court reverses a prior decision that had allowed the case to proceed, and it dismisses the claims against Cisco and two then-executives. The decision also constrains the broader use of the Alien Tort Statute, a federal law that has been used in attempts to hold companies accountable in US courts for alleged human-rights abuses committed abroad. Reported as a 6–3 ruling, the justices decide that the plaintiffs cannot pursue their theory of liability under the statute as applied to these circumstances. Outlets note that the ruling has implications beyond Cisco, potentially limiting when and how plaintiffs can bring human-rights-related claims against companies for conduct connected to events in other countries.