Ruling could halt lawsuit filed by family of teen killed in Nogales by border agent

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PHOENIX — A new U.S. Supreme Court ruling likely slams the door on the ability of the family of a teen killed by a Border Patrol agent in Nogales to sue him and, by extension, the federal government.

In a 5-4 decision Tuesday, the justices threw out claims filed by the family of 15-year-old Sergio Adrián Hernández against Jesus Mesa Jr., a Border Patrol agent who, while standing on the United States side of the border in El Paso, shot and killed Hernández on the other side of a culvert in Mexico.

Justice Samuel Alito, writing for the majority, said courts in this country cannot adjudicate what effectively is an international dispute.

But Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in her dissent, said there is no reason U.S. courts cannot rule on the conduct of U.S. Border Patrol agents who deploy their weapons while standing on the U.S. side of the border. She said where the shots land is irrelevant.
Ruling could halt lawsuit filed by family of teen killed in Nogales by border agent

But, he didn't have any constitutional rights. That's key.

 

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PHOENIX — A new U.S. Supreme Court ruling likely slams the door on the ability of the family of a teen killed by a Border Patrol agent in Nogales to sue him and, by extension, the federal government.

In a 5-4 decision Tuesday, the justices threw out claims filed by the family of 15-year-old Sergio Adrián Hernández against Jesus Mesa Jr., a Border Patrol agent who, while standing on the United States side of the border in El Paso, shot and killed Hernández on the other side of a culvert in Mexico.

Justice Samuel Alito, writing for the majority, said courts in this country cannot adjudicate what effectively is an international dispute.

But Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in her dissent, said there is no reason U.S. courts cannot rule on the conduct of U.S. Border Patrol agents who deploy their weapons while standing on the U.S. side of the border. She said where the shots land is irrelevant.
Ruling could halt lawsuit filed by family of teen killed in Nogales by border agent

But, he didn't have any constitutional rights. That's key.

Sure he does......... under the Mexican Constitution........

 

[Disir]

PHOENIX — A new U.S. Supreme Court ruling likely slams the door on the ability of the family of a teen killed by a Border Patrol agent in Nogales to sue him and, by extension, the federal government.

In a 5-4 decision Tuesday, the justices threw out claims filed by the family of 15-year-old Sergio Adrián Hernández against Jesus Mesa Jr., a Border Patrol agent who, while standing on the United States side of the border in El Paso, shot and killed Hernández on the other side of a culvert in Mexico.

Justice Samuel Alito, writing for the majority, said courts in this country cannot adjudicate what effectively is an international dispute.

But Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in her dissent, said there is no reason U.S. courts cannot rule on the conduct of U.S. Border Patrol agents who deploy their weapons while standing on the U.S. side of the border. She said where the shots land is irrelevant.
Ruling could halt lawsuit filed by family of teen killed in Nogales by border agent

But, he didn't have any constitutional rights. That's key.

Sure he does......... under the Mexican Constitution........

Then it's international.
The argument was that because he had relatives that were citizens of the US then he was entitled to the same rights under the constitution.

 

[Ringel05]

PHOENIX — A new U.S. Supreme Court ruling likely slams the door on the ability of the family of a teen killed by a Border Patrol agent in Nogales to sue him and, by extension, the federal government.

In a 5-4 decision Tuesday, the justices threw out claims filed by the family of 15-year-old Sergio Adrián Hernández against Jesus Mesa Jr., a Border Patrol agent who, while standing on the United States side of the border in El Paso, shot and killed Hernández on the other side of a culvert in Mexico.

Justice Samuel Alito, writing for the majority, said courts in this country cannot adjudicate what effectively is an international dispute.

But Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in her dissent, said there is no reason U.S. courts cannot rule on the conduct of U.S. Border Patrol agents who deploy their weapons while standing on the U.S. side of the border. She said where the shots land is irrelevant.
Ruling could halt lawsuit filed by family of teen killed in Nogales by border agent

But, he didn't have any constitutional rights. That's key.

Sure he does......... under the Mexican Constitution........

Then it's international.
The argument was that because he had relatives that were citizens of the US then he was entitled to the same rights under the constitution.

I guess sometimes my "jokes" are just too esoteric.......