Supreme Court agrees to hear case on the ability to sue federal officials (opens in new tab)

The Supreme Court on Monday morning added one new case , involving the ability to sue federal officials for violating constitutional rights even when there is no law specifically authorizing such a claim, to its docket for the 2026-27 term\. The announcements came as part of a list of orders released from the justices’ June 18 conference\. The justices will meet for another conference – the final regularly scheduled conference before their summer recess – on Thursday, June 25\. The court is l...