No. 25-1250October Term 2025Before Arguments
Karina Sigalovskaya, Petitioner v. Abigail Braden, Individually and in Her Official Capacity as a Special Agent for the Department of Homeland Security
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Case status
- Current stage
- Before Arguments
- Latest event
- Accepted by the Court
- Decision timing
- No window until argument is scheduled.
- What it's about
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Question presented
1. Whether Bivens provides a remedy when federal officers enter a home without a warrant, fabricate evidence during the search, and use that evidence to arrest the resident without probable cause. 2. Whether the availability of an alternative remedy independently forecloses a Bivens claim that does not otherwise meaningfully differ from Bivens itself.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit / Accepted by the Court
- Area
Supreme Court case awaiting argument
Timing
Expected by late June 2026, if argued this term
The Court granted review but has not yet scheduled oral argument. Once argued, the median case reaches a decision in 94 days. Nearly all cases are decided by the end of the term in which they are argued.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Sep 1, 2026
- Method
- Methodology