A federal judge ruled today that bystanders injured in the raid to capture Elian Gonzalez can sue Janet Reno. Reno had claimed, that because she had been serving as attorney general at the time, that she was immune from civil suits over the consequences of her actions.
The judge's decision was a stinging rebuke:
A reasonable officer in Reno's position would know that the law forbade her from directing the execution of a warrant in a manner that called for unjustified force against bystanders.
Now that the judge has cleared the way for the suit, discovery should be progressing on schedule over the next few months. Reno's deposition ought to be availble to the media no later than next summer.
Posted by wasylik at October 5, 2001 05:29 PM