9th Circuit rejects TSA claim of impunity for checkpoint staff who rape traveler
The question decided here isn't:"Can a TSA agent who assaults a traveler be held liable for the assault?" That answer has been "yes" for a long time.But rather:"Can the TSA itself be held liable when an agent under its control commits an assault?"The doctrine of sovereign immunity says "no". However, congress has created exceptions to sovereign immunity, and the ruling is that the TSA is included in those exceptions.