The Supreme Court denied an appeal from Jose Oliva, who was seeking to challenge legal immunity for police officers after he was put into a chokehold at a VA hospital in El Paso, Texas.
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A 75-year-old war veteran is vowing to fight on and work to hold federal officers accountable after the Supreme Court rejected his lawsuit Monday against three Department of Veterans Affairs officers, alleging they assaulted him at a VA Hospital in El Paso, Texas, in 2016.
“I will never give up,” said José Oliva, who served in the Vietnam War. “As we say in the military: duty, honor, country. We leave no one behind and we don’t give up. I invite every American to join me in this fight. The Constitution is here to protect all of us. It does not take a leave of absence when the perpetrat
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WASHINGTON Something went wrong at the security checkpoint at the VA hospital in El Paso, Texas, on a winter s day in 2016.
A 70-year-old man arriving for dental work was put in a chokehold and thrown to the ground by federal police officers in an altercation that was caught on camera.
The man, José Oliva, left needing surgery on his shoulder and also required treatment for his throat, eardrum and hand, on which he wore a gold watch he received when he retired after 25 years in federal law enforcement.
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WASHINGTON Something went wrong at the security checkpoint at the VA hospital in El Paso, Texas, on a winter s day in 2016.
A 70-year-old man arriving for dental work was put in a chokehold and thrown to the ground by federal police officers in an altercation that was caught on camera.
The man, José Oliva, left needing surgery on his shoulder and also required treatment for his throat, eardrum and hand, on which he wore a gold watch he received when he retired after 25 years in federal law enforcement.
But when Oliva, who identifies himself as Mexican American, tried to sue the three officers who were involved, a federal appeals court ruled he was out of luck. He s asking the Supreme Court to revive his lawsuit and the justices could say what they re going to do as early as Monday.