'It's Unprecedented': Michael Cohen Urges Judges to Extend 'Bivens' in Retaliation Suit Against Trump

Former President Donald Trump’s former private lawyer Michael Cohen urged a federal appeals court docket Thursday to permit his retaliation lawsuit in opposition to the ex-president to maneuver ahead below the landmark U.S. Supreme Courtroom ruling Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Brokers of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, which allows civil claims for damages for constitutional violations by federal officers.

Cohen’s lawyer informed the U.S. Courtroom of Appeals for the Second Circuit that despite the fact that the justices have cautioned in opposition to making use of Bivens past its three acknowledged contexts, the excessive court docket has additionally stated new claims might come up in “probably the most uncommon circumstances.”