2007-03-09 03:46:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Yes, but in reality you would just be suing yourself and your peers.
2007-03-09 03:51:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
You can successfully sue the federal government only if you're the Chief Justice of the SCOTUS! Because then it would be a conflict for the case to be presented before the highest court of the land. Of course that has never stopped them from hearing a case yet! They are supposed to make their rulings only based upon the existing law but they always interject their own bias and political position in their rulings. And besides it's always a court clerk who writes the ruling and then the justice supposedly reads it and decides whether to agree or not! I doubt they even read the controversial issues and cases!
2007-03-09 12:12:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but to do so, you must show that you have a direct injury (financial or otherwise) that is directly caused by government action, and that the government action is not something that is within the discretion of the legislative or executive branch.
So, if Congress passed an unconstitutional law, you could sue to have it declared invalid and to recover any damages sustained. But if Congress passed a law that was constitutional, your only recourse would be trying to get them to change the law.
2007-03-09 12:04:32 · answer #3 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can sue the federal government, but you sort of have to have their "permission" to sue them. Ironic isn't it.
Some of the best laws we ever will have are based on the federal government being sued over the feds usurping the American citizens' rights.
2007-03-09 11:57:56 · answer #4 · answered by Carol D 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sure, but I'd have to know the basics of your claim to know whether you can sue. People sue the feds all the time successfully, but they have immunity from some lawsuits.
2007-03-09 12:02:38 · answer #5 · answered by David M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup
2007-03-09 11:53:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
maybe,but you will lose,they would not let anyone step on their feet.....................
2007-03-09 11:54:58 · answer #7 · answered by john doe 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋