( October 13, 2026, 2:37 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 13 granted the U.S. solicitor general’s motion to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae supporting a staff nurse at a federal detention center who has asked the court to reverse a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling 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....