Border Patrol Agent Acquitted In 2012 Fatal Shooting Of Mexican Teen
The judge declared a mistrial after the jury deadlocked on a lesser charge of manslaughter against agent Lonnie Swartz.
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Conservative Justices Skeptical Of Extending Constitution Beyond U.S. Border
The Supreme Court heard arguments in a "very sympathetic case" involving the shooting of an unarmed Mexican teen on the border. The justices will decide if the boy's family may sue the border agent.
Supreme Court To Decide If Mexican Nationals May Sue For Border Shooting
A U.S. Border Patrol agent shot and killed an unarmed Mexican national from across the border, and the agent was not disciplined. The boy's family says a suit is their only possibility for justice.