Supreme Court·Oral argument
Court hears Nielsen v. Watanabe Monday on whether a federal inmate can sue a prison paramedic for damages
The Supreme Court will hear argument Monday, Nov. 9, in Nielsen v. Watanabe, on whether a Hawaii federal inmate can sue a prison paramedic for money damages under the 1971 Bivens decision over allegedly denied care for a fractured coccyx, SCOTUSblog reported. The paramedic asks the justices to throw out the claim and even overrule Bivens; Solicitor General D. John Sauer backs dismissing the claim but says the Court should not reconsider Bivens in this case. The Court also hears Hoffmann v. WBI Energy Transmission, on pipeline eminent-domain compensation, Monday and releases orders at 9:30 a.m. ET, per the SCOTUSblog calendar.
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- SCOTUSblogCourt to hear argument on whether and when federal officials can be held liable for violations of the Constitution
- SCOTUSblogSupreme Court Calendar