Overview
- The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Carter Page’s appeal, leaving intact lower‑court decisions that his lawsuit against James Comey and other officials was time‑barred.
- Page had sued over Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrants the FBI obtained in 2016 and 2017, alleging the warrant applications contained serious errors and omissions identified by the DOJ inspector general.
- A 2019 DOJ Office of the Inspector General report found 17 significant errors or omissions in the FBI’s initial FISA application and renewals that targeted Page.
- The Trump administration reached a reported $1.25 million settlement with Page in April 2026 that resolved claims against the government, but courts have now foreclosed his remaining claims against individual officials.
- The decision ends Page’s civil path to personal liability while leaving the OIG’s findings and the FBI’s corrective steps in place, and coverage differed across outlets with some emphasizing the settlement and others stressing the watchdog’s critique and legal timing issue.