Supreme Court Ends Cohen's Lawsuit Against Trump

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear Michael Cohen's appeal to revive his lawsuit against former President Donald Trump and other federal officials, dismissing his claims of retaliatory imprisonment over a tell-all book. Cohen, Trump's former lawyer, alleged that his return to prison in 2020 violated his constitutional rights after he refused to sign an agreement limiting his free speech. Despite a federal judge's earlier ruling that Cohen's re-imprisonment was retaliatory, the Supreme Court's decision aligns with precedents limiting civil rights claims against federal officials, as established in the 1971 Bivens case. Trump's attorneys and the Justice Department argued that Cohen's case lacked merit and was not suitable for Supreme Court review. This marks the end of Cohen's legal battle over this issue, as lower courts had also dismissed his lawsuit. Cohen's appeal highlighted challenges in holding federal officials accountable for alleged constitutional violations.