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25 Jun 2023, 12:06 pm by Jonathan H. Adler
It does not bar "a civil action . . . brought for a violation of the Constitution of the United States. [read post]
23 Jun 2023, 12:30 pm by John Ross
The United States has the world's largest prison population and one of the world's highest rates of imprisonment. [read post]
24 Apr 2023, 6:00 am by Second Circuit Civil Rights Blog
The state court case was removed to federal court on diversity grounds and the Second Circuit had to determine whether Trump's allegedly defamatory comments were made within the scope of his employment as President of the United States.The case is Carroll v. [read post]
8 Apr 2023, 2:35 am by Aaron L. Nielson
This week’s case that has drawn the most attention is United States v. [read post]
8 Apr 2023, 2:35 am by Aaron L. Nielson
This week’s case that has drawn the most attention is United States v. [read post]
3 Mar 2022, 6:51 am by Howard M. Wasserman
The Westfall Act, which offers remedies against the United States for agents’ tortious acts, preserved Bivens for constitutional claims. [read post]
17 Sep 2020, 1:16 am by INFORRM
The Volokh Conspiracy Blog has a piece dealing with the relevant legislation, the Westfall Act, and its application in other cases. [read post]
13 Sep 2020, 10:35 am by Eugene Volokh
The students sued, and on Sept. 3 the Sixth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of their case:  Under the Westfall Act, [T]he United States shall be substituted for the employee as a defendant in any common law tort action initiated against an employee if the employee was acting within the scope of employment. [read post]
23 May 2019, 7:12 am by John Elwood
United StatesUnited States v. [read post]