Supreme Court Declines to Revive Carter Page’s Lawsuit Against Former FBI Officials

The Supreme Court decided on Monday not to reopen Carter Page’s lawsuit against former FBI officials. This decision marks the end of Page’s efforts to hold FBI leaders accountable for surveillance errors linked to the Russia investigation. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson recused herself from the decision.

This ruling effectively blocks further legal action for Page and upholds a previous court’s finding that his claims were filed too late. The case against former officials such as James Comey now remains closed.

The justices delivered a short, unsigned order rejecting Page’s appeal. This leaves the federal appeals court’s ruling in place, stating that a three-year statute of limitations prevented his claims. Page contended that the time limit should have started in 2019, following a Justice Department inspector general’s report on serious surveillance process flaws by the FBI. He initiated the lawsuit in 2020, but the courts did not agree with him. Justice Jackson’s absence was noted, with no explanation for her recusal, which is standard practice.

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