According to a 2020 supreme court ruling, Individuals acting in an official govt. action that violate a persons civil rights can be sued, individually, apart from the govt., in certain cases. https://ccrjustice.org/supreme-court-case-tanzin-v-tanvir
I do not know how broadly this ruling can be applied. But, I have heard arguments that claim this SC ruling could potentially be applied quite broadly as a precedent for similar lawsuits.
According to a 2020 supreme court ruling, Individuals acting in an official govt. action that violate a persons civil rights can be sued, individually, apart from the govt., in certain cases. https://ccrjustice.org/supreme-court-case-tanzin-v-tanvir
I do not know how broadly this ruling can be applied. But, I have heard arguments that claim this SC ruling could potentially be applied quite broadly as a precedent for similar lawsuits.