# Supreme Court seems likely to limit prisoners’ ability to sue over claims of poor medical care

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1 outlet covering · First listed: Washington Post, Nov 9, 2026, 4:25 PM · Read it: <https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/11/09/supreme-court-seems-likely-limit-prisoners-ability-sue-over-claims-poor-medical-care/>

The justices did not seem ready to overturn a 1971 precedent that let individuals harmed by federal officers in violation of their constitutional rights sue for monetary damages.

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- Nov 9, 2026, 4:25 PM: [Supreme Court seems likely to limit prisoners’ ability to sue over claims of poor medical care](<https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/11/09/supreme-court-seems-likely-limit-prisoners-ability-sue-over-claims-poor-medical-care/>) — Washington Post (Newspaper, United States)
  The justices did not seem ready to overturn a 1971 precedent that let individuals harmed by federal officers in violation of their constitutional rights sue for monetary damages.