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FDIC v. MEYER

No. 92-741.

510 U.S. 471 (1994)

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION v. MEYER

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 23, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deputy Solicitor General Bender argued the cause for petitioner. On the briefs were Solicitor General Days, Acting Solicitor General Bryson, Acting Assistant Attorney General Schiffer, James A. Feldman, Barbara L. Herwig, Jacob M. Lewis, Alfred J. T. Byrne, Jack D. Smith, and Jerome A. Madden.

Gennaro A. Filice III argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.*

THOMAS, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.

JUSTICE THOMAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

In Bivens v. Six Unknown Fed. Narcotics Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971), we implied a cause of action for damages against federal agents who allegedly violated the Constitution. Today we are asked to imply a similar cause of action directly against an agency of the Federal Government. Because the logic of Bivens itself does not support such an extension, we decline...

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