The FBI raided the wrong house. The Supreme Court says the family is allowed to sue

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Source: CNN

The FBI raided the wrong house. The Supreme Court says the family is allowed to sue

By John Fritze, CNN
1 minute read
Published 10:16 AM EDT, Thu June 12, 2025

(CNN) — A family whose home was mistakenly raided by the FBI eight years ago in the middle of the night will be permitted to continue their damages lawsuit after the Supreme Court on Thursday sent their case back to a federal appeals court for additional review.

The outcome represents a technical win for the family, which lower courts had barred from suing the government over the incident.

Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the opinion for a unanimous court.

This story is breaking and will be updated.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/12/politics/fbi-wrong-house-georgia-supreme-court

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https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24-362_mjn0.pdf

[AllaN01Bear]

1. red the blurb on cnn.

snork on the fbi. good on the wrong family.

[dickthegrouch]

2. The president is raiding the wrong house (all of ours), can we sue him too?

Please, pretty please? Johnny?

[Martin68]

3. That's good news, but courts keep finding law enforcement not liable in these cases.

[Jacson6]

4. I'm sure the DOJ wasted millions of $ on a $59k claim.

[Polybius]

5. I love unanimous rulings

Great news.

[SWBTATTReg]

6. Good! Sue their Asses, they deserve every bit of pain coming their way.