Has an American citizen ever sued the federal government?

Question

Has an American citizen ever sued the federal government?

Answer 1

"In the United States, the federal government has sovereign immunity and may not be sued unless it has waived its immunity or consented to suit."

Answer 2

Yes. The most gagged person in US history is Sybil Edmunds and she has sued former Attorney General John Ashcroft twice. She was a former FBI translator and she claims she was fired from the FBI because she could prove without a doubt that the FBI, CIA and members of Congress all had prior knowledge of 9/11 and did nothing about it. She also claims to know that she can prove that the Iraq war and WMD was a fraud.

Answer 3

It happens just about every day in America.

Answer 4

It happens all the time.

Answer 5

American citizens have sued the governmentby way of sueing its departments. Several suits have been filed for Social Security benefits, Labor Dept has been sued for work pay rules, Census Dept has been sued by some states for an inaccurate cencus which resulted in fewer government dollars going to the state as benefits. These are a few examples.

Answer 6

Yes, it happens all the time