Hmong People

The Ninth Circuit upheld the dismissal of a class action claiming that the U.S. failed to protect the Hmong people from atrocities perpetrated by the communist government of Laos after the Vietnam War. The court ruled the claims are “nonjusticiable political questions.”

SAN FRANCISCO – The Ninth Circuit upheld the dismissal of a class action claiming that the U.S. failed to protect the Hmong people from atrocities perpetrated by the communist government of Laos after the Vietnam War. The court ruled the claims are “nonjusticiable political questions.”

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