AdvertisementSupreme Court Throws Out Suit Against AshcroftMay 31, 2011Nina TotenbergfacebookEmailAbdullah al-Kidd (right) and his attorney, Lee Gelernt, on Feb 14. Al-Kidd has lost his bid to sue then-Attorney General John Ashcroft for alleged violations of Kidd's rights when he was arrested in 2003. (AP)