Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-102
§2337 Suits Against Government Officials
Title 18 › PART I — CRIMES › CHAPTER 113B — TERRORISM › § 2337
Summary
You may not sue the United States, its agencies, or their officials, or sue foreign states, their agencies, or officials, under that federal civil-action law when they are acting in official roles or under legal authority.
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Title 18, §2337
Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
No action shall be maintained under section 2333 of this title against—
(1)the United States, an agency of the United States, or an officer or employee of the United States or any agency thereof acting within his or her official capacity or under color of legal authority; or
(2)a foreign state, an agency of a foreign state, or an officer or employee of a foreign state or an agency thereof acting within his or her official capacity or under color of legal authority.
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Effective Date
Section applicable to any pending case or any cause of action arising on or after 4 years before Oct. 29, 1992, see section 1003(c) of Pub. L. 102–572, set out as a note under section 2331 of this title.
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Citation
18 U.S.C. § 2337
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102