ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Democratic legislators are pursuing new state laws to let New Yorkers sue government officials who violate their constitutional rights. This comes in response to a September 8 U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the ability of federal agents to enforce immigration law.

The bills could create a new legal pathway to seek justice in New York state courts, which the bills' sponsors call necessary in light of SCOTUS actions to counter longstanding federal precedents and protections. Any official—federal, state, or local—who violates a suspect's rights or freedoms while acting in their official role could be held accountable under the proposals.

The push follows the decision in "Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo" permitting federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement to res

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