January 22 2008 U.S. Supreme Court Opinions
On January 22, 2008, the Court issued one opinion:
In Ali v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, a 5-4 decision, the Court upheld the 11th Circuit’s determination that the Federal Tort Claims Act does not waive sovereign immunity for claims arising from the detention of property by law enforcement officers. The Court rejected the claim that 28 U.S.C. 1346 exempted from the waiver of immunity only detention of property by customs or excise officers. Thomas wrote the opinion for the majority. Kennedy, Stevens, Souter and Breyer dissented.
