FBI agents will have to defend claims they improperly retaliated against Muslim Americans after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to nix the suit.
The decision announced Thursday is the latest in a string of victories for religious freedom advocates, who have largely been successful in the Roberts court.
The court said Muhammad Tanvir, Jameel Algibhah, and Naveed Shinwari can sue the agents for money damages under the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
They claim federal agents restricted their ability to fly by placing them on the “No Fly” list because the men refused to become informants—an activity they said would ...