Supreme Court Rejects Request to Reverse Bivens
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected certiorari on Petitioner Erik Egbertβs request for the Court to reverse Bivens, the 1971 case that allows federal employees to be sued in their personal capacities for violating certain constitutional rights.
Supreme Court May Reconsider 'Bivens' this Term
Bivens may be under reconsideration as the U.S. Supreme Court re-circulated a petition asking the high court to do just that. The petition argues the Ninth Circuit went too far by expanding Bivens, an ideal vehicle to overturn.