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The Supreme Court on Wednesday limited when people can sue federal officials for a violation of their rights, siding with the government in a case involving the owner of an inn on the U.S.-Canada border.
A man who helped smuggle illegal immigrants across the Canadian border, but also reported some of them to the U.S. Border Patrol, cannot sue an agent for personal damages under claims his constitutional rights were violated, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
The case came before the justices at a time when lower courts and lawmakers have wrestled with the question of when federal police may be sued.
The case came before the justices at a time when lower courts and lawmakers have wrestled with the question of when federal police may be sued.
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday nixed a Washington state bed-and-breakfast owner's lawsuit accusing a Bo...