US Supreme Court Unanimously Rules to Revive Lawsuit From Atlanta Family Wrongly Targeted by the FBI

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday revived a lawsuit that was filed by an Atlanta family whose home was wrongly raided by the FBI, meaning they will get another chance in court. The high court, in a unanimous ruling authored by Justice Neil Gorsuch, said that there is not an “obvious” answer on whether a homeowner can sue the government after federal officers raid the wrong home, cause property damage, and assault innocent occupants. “All agree that the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) permits some suits for wrong-house raids,” wrote Gorsuch. “But the scope of the Act’s permission is much less clear. This case poses two questions about the Act’s application: one concerning the FTCA’s sovereign-immunity waiver, and the other touching on the defenses the United States may assert.”...