WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supreme Court justices voiced concern on Wednesday about including top U.S. government officials in a lawsuit by a Pakistani man claiming abuse while imprisoned in New York after the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001.
They questioned whether Javaid Iqbal, who was held more than a year after the attacks, can proceed with his lawsuit against former Attorney General John Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert Mueller without more evidence to support his claims.
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