Legal Opinion
Yasin Ahmed Farah v. Heather Weyker
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 12, 2019No. 17-3207; 17-3208; 17-3209; 17-3210; 17-3212; 17-3213PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STRAS, Circuit Judge.
If a federal law-enforcement officer lies, manipulates witnesses, and falsifies evidence, should the officer be liable for damages? We hold that the Constitution does not imply a cause of action under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics , 403 U.S. 388 , 91 S.Ct. 1999 , 29 L.Ed.2d 619 (1971), so the answer must come from Congress, not from us. And Congress has, so far, answered no.
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2Cases cited22 opinions
- West v. AtkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Davis v. PassmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by85 opinions
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