High Court To Review Whether Injured Inmate Can Sue For Damages Under Bivens

( June 23, 2026, 11:14 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on June 22 agreed to decide whether the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals erred in recognizing a cause of action for damages under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics for an inmate who was injured in a prison gang fight but was not sent to a hospital....