Nielsen v. Watanabe
Coverage of Nielsen v. Watanabe in the Nexus archive.
- Penultimate relists: papers, parents, and procedural puzzles
The Supreme Court is addressing relisted cases ahead of its final conference in October 2025, including Nielsen v. Watanabe on Bivens claims and McCarthy v. Hernandez regarding confession rules. The court reversed a lower court's decision in Hernandez and granted, vacated, and remanded cases in Newberry v. Texas and another case after prosecutors acknowledged errors.
- Supreme Court agrees to hear case on the ability to sue federal officials
The Supreme Court will consider whether an inmate can use the Bivens doctrine to sue federal prison officials for constitutional rights violations. The case, Nielsen v. Watanabe, involves Kekai Watanabe, who alleges prison staff failed to treat his fractured coccyx, while the nurse, Francis Nielsen, argues the case creates a 'new context' beyond Bivens' original scope.