US Supreme Court Allows 3 Muslim Men to Sue FBI Agents in ‘No Fly’ Case – By Masood Farivar (VOA News) / Dec 10 2020
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that three Muslim men who were put on the U.S. government’s no-fly list for allegedly refusing to serve as FBI informants could sue FBI agents for monetary damages.
Conservative Justice Clarence Thomas, a staunch champion of religious liberty, wrote the majority opinion, saying the men may sue the agents in their personal capacity under a 1993 religious freedom law.
The law, known as the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, allows litigants “to obtain money damages against federal officials in their individual capacities,” Thomas wrote in the 11-page opinion.
The ruling was the latest in a string of decisions in support of religious freedom handed down by the conservative-controlled Supreme Court.
The newest member of the court, conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett, did not participate in the case as it was argued before she was sworn in last month.
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