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https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2012cv1192-36
https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2012cv1192-36
While this second drone
targeted someone else, among those it killed was Abdulrahman Al-Aulaqi, Anwar Al-Aulaqi’s
teenage son. Nasser Al-Aulaqi, father of Anwar and grandfather of Abdulrahman, and Sarah
Khan, mother of Samir, sue various U.S. officials in their personal capacities. Plaintiffs claim,
inter alia, that these officials violated the Fifth Amendment rights of the decedents by
authorizing the drone strikes. The question presented is whether federal officials can be held
personally liable for their roles in drone strikes abroad that target and kill U.S. citizens. The
question raises fundamental issues regarding constitutional principles, and it is not easy to 2
answer. However, on these facts and under this Circuit’s precedent, the Court will grant
Defendants’ motion to dismiss