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Supreme court appears split in case of boy shot across Mexico border
Source: Associated Press
Supreme court appears split in case of boy shot across Mexico border
Associated Press
Tuesday 21 February 2017 20.44 GMT
The supreme court appears to be evenly divided about the right of Mexican parents to use American courts to sue a US Border Patrol agent who fired across the US-Mexican border and killed their teenage son.
Justice Anthony Kennedy and other conservative justices suggested during argument Tuesday that the boy’s death on the Mexican side of the border was enough to keep the matter out of US courts.
The four liberal justices indicated they would support the parents’ lawsuit because the shooting happened close to the border in an area in which the two countries share responsibility for upkeep.
A 4-4 tie could cause the court to hold on to the case and schedule a new round of argument if Neil Gorsuch is confirmed as the ninth justice.
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Associated Press
Tuesday 21 February 2017 20.44 GMT
The supreme court appears to be evenly divided about the right of Mexican parents to use American courts to sue a US Border Patrol agent who fired across the US-Mexican border and killed their teenage son.
Justice Anthony Kennedy and other conservative justices suggested during argument Tuesday that the boy’s death on the Mexican side of the border was enough to keep the matter out of US courts.
The four liberal justices indicated they would support the parents’ lawsuit because the shooting happened close to the border in an area in which the two countries share responsibility for upkeep.
A 4-4 tie could cause the court to hold on to the case and schedule a new round of argument if Neil Gorsuch is confirmed as the ninth justice.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/law/2017/feb/21/mexico-border-shooting-teenager-supreme-court