U.S. Supreme Court
Jun. 6, 2012
U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday decided two cases, agreed to hear another next term and declined to review a pro-plaintiff decision out of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Cheney guards immune from suit
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that two Secret Service agents are protected from liability for allegedly violating a Colorado man's free-speech rights by arresting him after he confronted then-Vice President Dick Cheney and criticized the Iraq War.
The justices held that the agents are entitled to qualified immunity because it's not clearly established that arrests supported by pro...
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