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2 Jul 2018, 3:17 pm by Aurora Barnes
Six Unknown Named Agents of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics; and (2) whether, if the federal courts do not recognize such a claim, the Westfall Act violates the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment insofar as it pre-empts state-law torts suits for damages against rogue federal law enforcement officers acting within the scope of their employment for which there is no alternative legal remedy. [read post]
18 Nov 2013, 7:35 am by Lauren Bateman
” As for the international law claims, the government alleges that “[t]he district court correctly held that the United States properly substituted itself under the Westfall Act for the individual named defendants on plaintiffs’ international-law claims because the named defendants were acting within the ‘scope of their employment’ at the time of the incidents alleged in the complaints. [read post]
13 Jul 2023, 12:25 pm by Lawrence Solum
In doing so, we rectify a fundamental error in the way federal courts define the immunity conferred by the FTCA’s Westfall Act. [read post]
15 Jul 2023, 6:00 am by Lawrence Solum
In doing so, we rectify a fundamental error in the way federal courts define the immunity conferred by the FTCA’s Westfall Act. [read post]
Furthermore, under the Westfall Act, government employees acting under their official scope of employment have absolute immunity from tort lawsuits. [read post]
11 Dec 2017, 8:00 am by Neumann Law Group
The Federal Employees Reform and Tort Compensation Act of 1988, or the “Westfall Act,” 28 U.S.C. [read post]
14 Dec 2006, 5:09 am
The company also added a new president, Doug Westfall. [read post]
11 Jan 2008, 10:19 am
   (By the way, if I thought that the DC Circuit was taking the Westfall Act issue and the Bivens issue seriously, I would have some thoughts on it, but they are not. [read post]
12 Apr 2012, 7:04 am by Stefanie
Moncrieff joined an amicus brief, together with her students Zoe Sajor, Rachel Smit and Emily Westfall, in 11-398 on the question of the constitutionality of the minimum coverage provision focusing on the Commerce Clause and the Necessary and Proper Clause. [read post]
11 Dec 2017, 8:00 am by Neumann Law Group
The Federal Employees Reform and Tort Compensation Act of 1988, or the “Westfall Act,” 28 U.S.C. [read post]
22 Oct 2014, 9:48 am by Jane Chong
Addressing the detainees’ two more minor arguments in brief, the government contends that (1) the panel correctly determined that the defendants were acting within the scope of their employment, such that the United States properly substituted itself for the defendants under the Westfall Act, and that (2) the detainees forfeited any challenge to the dismissal of the “John Doe” defendants by failing to raise the claim in their appellate briefs or at oral… [read post]
25 Nov 2008, 6:20 pm
"This was a political prosecution," says Greg Westfall of Fort Worth's Westfall, Platt & Cutrer, a lawyer for former Holy Land representative Abdulrahman Odeh. [read post]
18 Dec 2020, 3:09 pm by William K. Berenson
He feels really badly for the family of the deceased,” Westfall said. [read post]
27 Feb 2020, 6:48 am by Will Baude
There is some debate about whether that difficulty is attributable to Congress's 1984 enactment of the Westfall Act, various judicial decisions arguably misconstruing that act, or what (see this article by Vladeck and Vasquez), but I think at this point we're entitled to wonder, if the Court is going to abolish the 20th century remedies for unconstitutional conduct, can we at least have the 19th century remedies back? [read post]
Why Amazon Wants Its Employees Back In-Office “Collaborating and inventing is easier and more effective when we’re in person,” CEO Andy Jassy wrote in an internal memo, as reported by Chris Westfall in an article for Forbes. [read post]
2 Mar 2010, 5:54 am by Anna Christensen
  Section 2679 of the Westfall Act, in particular, makes clear that the FTCA does not preclude Bivens actions. [read post]