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Share to Gab (Photo : "350z33" / Wikimedia / CC) A legal expert declared another victory for religious liberty after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the three Muslim men that could benefit faith-based organizations and the greater Christian community. As reported by The Christian Headlines, the justices of the Supreme Court made an 8-0 decision following the Religious Freedom Restoration Act which allows a person to sue or seek monetary damages when their religious liberty is violated. Under the act, lawsuits can be filed against government or federal officials given their individua...

Men alleged they were placed on no-fly list because they refused to become FBI informants

Muslim Men On No-Fly List Can Sue FBI: Supreme Court - White House, US - The men, who were placed on the list because they refused to serve as FBI informants, can now sue federal agents for financial damages.

The Supreme Court ruled in a unanimous decision on Thursday that three Muslim Americans can sue the FBI for financial damages following an incident where they put the men on the no-fly list, allegedly as political payback. Justice Clarence Thomas delivered the majority opinion. Justice Amy Coney Barrett was not involved in this case as she was not yet on the bench to hear it when it was argued in October.

The United States Supreme Court has ruled that three Muslim men can sue several FBI agents whom they accuse of placing them on the government’s “no-fly list” because they refused to become informants. In an 8-0 decision on Thursday, the justices upheld a lower court ruling allowing the men, all US citizens or permanent residents who were born abroad, to sue for monetary damages under a 1993 federal law called the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. The case, which began in 2013, involves New York City residents Muhammad Tanvir and Jameel Algibhah and Connecticut resident Naveed Shinwari....