Supreme Court agrees to hear case on the ability to sue federal officials

The Supreme Court will consider whether an inmate can use the Bivens doctrine to sue federal prison officials for constitutional rights violations. The case, Nielsen v. Watanabe, involves Kekai Watanabe, who alleges prison staff failed to treat his fractured coccyx, while the nurse, Francis Nielsen, argues the case creates a 'new context' beyond Bivens' original scope.