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Claim Text: Clark Neily, senior vice president for legal studies at the Cato Institute, says Federal courts have also failed to "definitively answer whether states have the power to provide a state court forum for suing a federal official for the violation of a federal constitutional right."
Simplified Text: Clark Neily, senior vice president for legal studies at the Cato Institute, stated that federal courts have failed to definitively answer whether states have the power to provide a state court forum for suing a federal official for a federal constitutional right violation.
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Claim Maker: Clark Neily
Context Type: News Article
Context Details: { "person": "Clark Neily", "organization": "Cato Institute", "legal_concept": "Federalism" }
Subject Tags: Constitutional Rights Attributed Statement Legal Opinion Federalism
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Created: September 30, 2026 at 10:03 PM (1 week ago)
Last Updated: September 30, 2026 at 10:03 PM (1 week ago)

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You Can Now Sue Federal Agents in California. Good Luck Getting Past Qualified Immunity.

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https://reason.com/2026/09/30/you-can-now-sue-federal-agents-in-california-good-luck-getting-past-qualified-immunity

California's new No Kings Act allows residents to sue federal officers for civil rights violations, but the law does not eliminate qualified immunity as a defense. This creates a state-level cause of action for monetary damages against federal, state, or local officials.

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