scotusblog.com/2026/11/court-appears-unlikely-to-allow-inmates-lawsuit-for-violation-of-his-constitutional-rights Court appears unlikely to side with inmate in lawsuit for violation of his constitutional rights
The Supreme Court appeared likely to reject Kekai Watanabe's lawsuit alleging that federal paramedic Francis Nielsen was deliberately indifferent to his fractured coccyx, a claim brought under Bivens and Carlson. The justices weighed whether the 1980 Carlson precedent still permits damages suits over inadequate prison medical care.
