Legal News
Court again rejects extension of Bivens suits against federal officials
Continuing an unbroken decades-long run, the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to extend the right to sue federal officers for damages under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents. In an opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas, the court held that a Washington st
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Jun 9, 2022
California man arrested near Kavanaugh’s home, charged with attempted murder of justice
This article was updated on June 8 at 3:29 p.m. A California man was charged with attempted murder of a Supreme Court justice after he was arrested early Wednesday morning near the Maryland home of Justice Brett Kavanaugh. According to an affidavit filed
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Jun 9, 2022
Court allows Arizona to proceed with state’s second execution in less than a month
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to postpone Arizona’s execution of Frank Jarvis Atwood. There were no recorded dissents. Atwood was sentenced to death in 1987 for kidnapping and killing 8-year-old Vicki Lynne Hoskinson, who went missing while ridin
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Jun 9, 2022
Court constricts, even if it does not quite eliminate, damages actions under Bivens
Rejecting Fourth Amendment excessive-force and First Amendment retaliation damages claims against a U.S. Border Patrol agent by a U.S. citizen for an incident on his property near the U.S.-Canada border, the Supreme Court in Egbert v. Boule narrowed, but
By IG
Jun 9, 2022