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Im confused. The article seems to be saying you can sue government agents who violate your rights, but the ruling seems to only be saying you can sue the govern

• genocidicbunny 6y ago
  I'm pretty sure the ruling is saying that due to how the Religious Freedom Restoration Act is worded, suing individual agents of the government qualifies as redress against the government; The RFRA more specifically defines what 'the government' means to include agents of the government acting in their individual capacities. > (a) RFRA’s text provides that persons may sue and “obtain appro-priate relief against a government,” 42 U. S. C. §2000bb–1(c), includ-ing an “official (or other person acting under color of law) of the United States,” §2000bb–2(1). [1] [1] https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/19-71_qol1.pdf https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/19-71_qol1.pdf
• pdonis 6y ago
  > The article seems to be saying you can sue government agents who violate your rights Not quite. It's saying that Congress has the authority to make a law that allows you to sue government agents, in their personal capacities, if they violate your rights in particular ways. In this particular case, Congress had passed such a law that applied to the rights violation in the case.