Golden Badge

Yet, Golden Badge members typically go without supportive court rulings. As for rights violating officers . . .

“The consequences of the court’s drive-by, categorical assertion will be severe,” Sotomayor wrote. “Absent intervention by Congress, CBP agents are now absolutely immunized from liability in any Bivens action for damages, no matter how egregious the misconduct or resultant injury.”

Supreme Court protects Border Patrol agents from constitutional claims; dissent hits 'drive-by' immunity The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled against the owner of the “aptly named” Smuggler’s Inn in his quest to sue a Border Patrol agent for allegedly roughing him up and then retaliating against him for reporting the incident.