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Supreme Court Urged to Shield Border Patrol Agent From Liability in Incident Near Canada Border

Supreme Court Urged to Shield Border Patrol Agent From Liability in Incident Near Canada Border
The U.S. Supreme Court building on Jan. 26, 2022, in Washington. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Matthew Vadum
Matthew Vadum
3/2/2022|Updated: 3/3/2022

The Supreme Court was urged on March 2 not to allow an innkeeper near the Canadian border, who sued for being injured by a U.S. Border Patrol agent, to pursue a lawsuit against the agent.

The court granted the petition for review (pdf) on Nov. 5, 2021, in Egbert v. Boule, court file 21-147.
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