WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court last week shielded federal border patrol agents from being sued over allegations of unreasonable searches and the use of excessive force. In a 6-3 decision ...

In March 2014, he told Erik Egbert, a Border Patrol agent ... violations at the hands of federal agents.” Adam Liptak covers the Supreme Court and writes Sidebar, a column on legal developments.

A divided Supreme Court passed a measure allowing federal border agents to remove razor wire installed by Texas along its US-Mexico border — the latest volley in an ongoing legal battle between ...

The Supreme Court said Wednesday that a Border Patrol agent in Washington state cannot be personally sued in federal court for damages after a private citizen brought claims of illegal retaliation ...

The Supreme Court said Border Patrol agents can remove razor wire installed by Texas on the U.S. - Mexico border in an attempt to stave off illegal border crossings, giving the Biden ...

The Supreme Court sided with the Biden administration on Monday and cleared the way for U.S. Border Patrol agents to remove razor wire Texas officials installed along a busy stretch of the ...

The Supreme Court's order did not elaborate on the decision. It means federal border agents can resume full control of the contested border area while litigation continues. Justices Clarence ...

The Supreme Court just dealt a huge blow to federal police accountability. In a decision released Wednesday, it held that a Border Patrol agent is entitled to blanket immunity from suit simply ...

KPBS Border Reporter Gustavo Solis hosted Kathleen Bush-Joseph from the Migration Policy Institute for a brief conversation ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that Border Patrol agents are generally shielded from lawsuits that allege the use of excessive force, the latest in a series of decisions narrowing the legal ...

WASHINGTON — A closely divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed Border Patrol agents to cut through or move razor wire Texas installed on the U.S.-Mexico border as part of the state’s ...