1971—In Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents, Justice William Brennan’s majority opinion holds that a plaintiff may seek damages from federal officials for searches and seizures that...
The sacred rituals of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints were once as secretive as the Skull and Bones. White-shirted missionaries knocked down doors across the Third World, Book of Mormon in hand, but the logistics of what came later were largely kept a mystery to outsiders. Closed-door “endowments” with hands appearing behind […]