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That’s not right. The suit is against the United States, not the TSA. The Federal Tort Claims Act waives the United States’ sovereign immunity in certain limite
by dmvdoug 3y ago
That’s not right. The suit is against the United States, not the TSA. The Federal Tort Claims Act waives the United States’ sovereign immunity in certain limited cases. One of those is if an intentional tort is committed by “investigative or law enforcement officers of the United States.” The question here was do Transportation Security Officers count as investigative or law enforcement officers of the United States. Court: they do. Therefore, the waiver of sovereign immunity applies.