U.S. High Court To Decide Claim For Damages Over Fatal Border Shooting

Mealey's (June 10, 2019, 9:13 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on May 28 agreed to decide whether the parents of an unarmed Mexican teenager, who was killed by a U.S. border patrol agent on Mexican soil, can sue under case law that permits damage awards to individuals whose constitutional rights were violated by a federal officer when no other legal remedy exists (Jesus C. Hernandez, et al. v. Jesus Mesa Jr., No. 17-1678, U.S. Sup., 2019 U.S. LEXIS 3691)....