Supreme Court Declines Carter Page FBI Surveillance Case After $1.25M Settlement
The Court's refusal to hear the remaining claims closes a years-long legal challenge stemming from FISA warrant applications that were later found by the Justice Department's Inspector General to...
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to revive former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page's lawsuit against the FBI over surveillance conducted under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, according to CBS News. The Court's order list, issued June 15, 2026, denied certiorari without comment, which is standard practice and carries no ruling on the merits of the underlying claims.
Page had previously reached a $1.25 million settlement with the federal government in April 2026, resolving his claims against federal defendants, according to CBS News reporting on the settlement. The Supreme Court's denial of certiorari leaves standing the lower court ruling that had rejected the remaining claims Page sought to pursue beyond that settlement.
The surveillance of Page was authorized through FISA warrants beginning in October 2016. A 2019 report by DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz (OIG Report No. 19-04, publicly available at justice.gov) found 17 significant errors and omissions in the FISA applications submitted to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. The FBI subsequently acknowledged the errors. No charges related to Page were ever filed.
Page's civil litigation had sought damages beyond the April settlement amount, targeting parties and claims not covered by the federal government agreement. The specific legal theory advanced in the certiorari petition and the identity of the remaining defendants in that petition are contained in the Supreme Court docket, Case No. to be confirmed on the Court's public docket at supremecourt.gov.
What remains unknown: The full terms and any non-disclosure conditions of the April 2026 settlement are not confirmed in public filings reviewed for this report. The complete settlement agreement, if filed with a federal district court, would be the public record that would disclose those terms. It is also not confirmed from available sources whether Page intends further legal action against any non-federal parties.