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Ahmad Nayeb

Suicide bomber, Fluor subcontractor employee

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Supreme Court narrows military contractor immunity in Bagram bombing ruling

Rule Changes

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For nearly four decades, military contractors have enjoyed broad immunity from injured service members' lawsuits under a doctrine extending the federal government's battlefield protections to its private partners. On April 22, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the shield has limits: when the government doesn't order or authorize the conduct that caused the injury, the contractor is on its own.

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