The lawsuit was filed in federal court on behalf of eight men who were subject to torture and abuse at the hands of U.S. forces under Secretary Rumsfeld's command.
裁判は、ラムズフェルド長官の指揮下で米軍から受けた拷問や虐待の対象となった８名に代わって連邦裁判所に申し立てられた。