Pellegrino v. U.S. Transp. SEC. Admin.

The Federal Government is typically immune from suit. The Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346 (b), waives the Government's immunity for certain torts committed by Government employees. 28 U.S.C. § 2680 (h) does so for specific intentional torts committed by "investigative or law enforcement officers," which it defines as "any officer of the United States who is empowered by law to execute searches, to seize evidence, or to make arrests for violations of Federal law."

Nadine Pellegrino relies on § 2680(h) to recover against Transportation Security Officers ("TSOs") who, she alleges,…