The US Supreme Court is considering a case that could change the broad immunity from prosecution federal officers have while performing their duties
The case stems from a 2014 incident that began in a car, parked in the driveway of a bed-and-breakfast in Washington state near the Canadian border. A US Customs and Border Patrol agent named Erik Egbert entered the driveway of the Smuggler's Inn in Blaine without a warrant, to investigate a guest who was staying at the property, according to the lawsuit originally filed in district court.
"Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor raised the question of whether excessive force claims apply differently to law enforcement officers in different federal agencies. "I thought that none of them constitutionally can use excessive force," Sotomayor said.
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