The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals had ruled that the agents were protected under the Constitution's Supremacy Clause.

The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for a family’s lawsuit against the federal government to move forward. With the ...

A family whose home was mistakenly raided by the FBI eight years ago in the middle of the night will be permitted to continue ...

Lower courts had dismissed the case brought by Hilliard Toi Cliatt and Curtrina Martin, whose home in Atlanta was wrongly ...

The U.S. government typically benefits from "sovereign immunity," meaning it can't be sued. But Congress passed the Federal Tort Claims Act in 1946 making an exception to allow lawsuits against the ...

Lower courts ruled in favor of agents who had used a battering ram and a flash-bang grenade in mistakenly raiding the home of ...

A botched FBI raid on a suburban Atlanta home has led to a U.S. Supreme Court decision against the government in a lawsuit brought by the victims.

The family's lawyers appealed to the Supreme Court, arguing that Congress clearly allowed for lawsuits like theirs after a ...

ExploreAtlanta family in mistaken FBI raid gets case before U.S. Supreme Court Martin ... could have wider implications for allegations of wrongful actions by federal employees and law enforcement ...

The Supreme Court is allowing a Georgia family whose home was wrongly raided by the FBI to sue for damages under an exception ...

A botched FBI raid on a suburban Atlanta home has led to a U.S. Supreme Court decision against the ... not as obvious as it might be." A tort is a wrongful act that causes harm or injury and ...