wilkie et al robbins argued march decided june robbins wyoming guest ranch patchwork land parcels intermingled tracts belonging private owners state wyoming national government previous owner granted easement use maintain road running ranch federal land return maintain section road running across federal land otherwise isolated parts ranch robbins bought ranch took title free easement bureau recorded robbins continued graze cattle run guest cattle drives grazing permits special recreation use permit srup issued bureau land management upon learning easement never recorded bureau official demanded robbins regrant robbins declined robbins claims negotiations broke defendants began campaign harassment intimidation force regrant lost easement robbins suit damages declaratory injunctive relief includes racketeer influenced corrupt organizations act rico claim defendants repeatedly tried extort easement similarly grounded bivens six unknown fed narcotics agents claim defendants violated fourth fifth amendment rights ultimately district denied defendants motion dismiss rico claim based qualified immunity bivens claims dismissed robbins called fourth amendment malicious prosecution claim fifth amendment due process claims declined dismiss fifth amendment claim retaliation exercise robbins rights exclude government property refuse grant property interest without compensation adhered denial summary judgment tenth circuit affirmed held robbins private action damages sort recognized bivens pp deciding whether devise bivens remedy retaliation exercise ownership rights first step ask whether alternative existing process protecting interest amounts convincing reason judicial branch refrain providing new freestanding damages remedy bush lucas even absent alternative bivens remedy subject judgment federal courts must make kind remedial determination appropriate tribunal paying particular heed special factors counselling hesitation authorizing new kind federal litigation ibid pp purposes step one robbins difficulties bureau divided four categories first torts injuries includes unauthorized survey desired easement terrain illegal entry robbins lodge instance civil damages remedy trespass pursue second category charges brought robbins includes administrative claims trespass violations fine unauthorized road repair two criminal charges robbins opportunity contest administrative charges fought trespass citations challenged road repair fine far interior board land appeals ibla seek judicial review losing exercised right jury trial criminal complaints fact jury took minutes acquit tends support charge federal trial judge find government case thin enough justify attorney fees robbins appealed ruling late third category unfavorable agency actions involved cancellation given robbins predecessor return government unrecorded easement decision reduce srup five years one srup termination grazing permit revocation administrative review available claim subject ultimate judicial review administrative procedure act robbins appeal decisions stopped ibla appeal srup denial obtained ibla stay grazing permit revocation fourth category includes three events elude classification altercation robbins neighbor implicate bureau criminal charges filed bureau employees videotaping ranch guests cattle drive though annoying possibly bad business may unlawful depending whether guests public private land also guests might proper plaintiffs tort action tort might chargeable government employees likewise air significance attempt pressure bureau indian affairs employee impound robbins cattle impoundment legitimacy depended whether cattle private public land impoundment actually occurred thus robbins administrative ultimately judicial process vindicating virtually complaints state law gives intuitively meritorious case new constitutional cause action neither plainly answer question whether pp case bivens step two weighing reasons creating new cause action common law judges always done robbins concedes single action might brushed aside small imposition says aggregate campaign amounted coercion extract easement redressed collectively side ledger difficulty defining workable cause action robbins claim retaliation exercising property right exclude government fit retaliation cases involve allegation impermissible purpose motivation employee fired speaking matters public concern board wabaunsee cty umbehr whose outcome turns questions government purpose firing employee fired anyway questions definite answers established methods identify presence illicit reason robbins alleges government means illegitimate defendants simply demanded much went far however much kind liability standard never reliable one offending actions legitimate tactics designed improve government negotiating position although government ordinary landowner many ways deals neighbors one owner among rest long defendants authority withhold withdraw robbins permission use government land enforce trespass rules within rights make plain robbins willingness give easement determine complaisant trespasses public land robbins abstract claim recognizing bivens action retaliation resist government impositions property rights invite claims every sphere legitimate governmental action affecting property interests negotiating tax claim settlements enforcing occupational safety health administration regulations pp rico give robbins claim defendants individual capacities robbins argues predicate act rico claim violation hobbs act criminalizes interference interstate commerce extortion along attempts conspiracies defines extortion obtaining property another consent color official right robbins claim fails hobbs act apply national government intended beneficiary allegedly extortionate acts act speak explicitly efforts obtain property government rather private party question turns common law conception extortion congress presumed incorporated act see scheidler national organization women common law extortion public official rough equivalent describe bribe evans public officials immune extortion charges common law crime focused harm public corruption selling public favors private gain harm caused overzealous efforts obtain property government behalf importance line public private beneficiaries confirmed case law completely barren example extortion color official right undertaken sole benefit government tellingly robbins cites decision much less one hobbs act entire history finding extortion government employees efforts get property government exclusive benefit green held extortion defined hobbs act way depends upon direct benefit conferred person obtains property support robbins claim congress meant prohibit extortionate acts interest private entities like unions ignore intended beneficiary government without indication congress reasonable assume hobbs act let alone rico intended expose federal employees extortion charges whenever stretch trying enforce government property claims defendants conduct fit traditional definition extortion also survive rico predicate offense theory chargeable wyoming law punishable imprisonment one year pp reversed remanded souter delivered opinion roberts scalia kennedy thomas breyer alito joined stevens ginsburg joined part iii thomas filed concurring opinion scalia joined ginsburg filed opinion concurring part dissenting part stevens joined charles wilkie et petitioners harvey frank robbins writ certiorari appeals tenth circuit june justice souter delivered opinion officials bureau land management stand accused harassment intimidation aimed extracting easement across private property questions whether landowner either private action damages sort recognized bivens six unknown fed narcotics agents claim officials individual capacities racketeer influenced corrupt organizations act rico ed supp iv hold neither action available frank robbins owns operates high island ranch commercial guest resort hot springs county wyoming stretching across miles territory ranch patchwork mostly contiguous land parcels intermingled tracts belonging private owners state wyoming national government natural resources include wildlife mineral deposits mountainous western portion called upper rock creek area place great natural beauty response persistent requests environmentalists outdoor enthusiasts bureau tried induce ranch previous owner george nelson grant easement public use south fork owl creek road runs ranch serves main route upper rock creek area nelson refused fear public disrupt guests activities shortly agreeing sell property robbins march nelson signed nonexclusive deed easement giving right use maintain road along stretch property return bureau agreed rent nelson maintain different section road runs across federal property connects otherwise isolated parts robbins holdings may nelson conveyed ranch robbins continued graze cattle run guest cattle drives reliance grazing permits special recreation use permit srup issued bureau robbins knew nothing nelson grant easement across south fork owl creek road bureau failed record upon recording warranty deed hot springs county robbins took title ranch free easement operation wyoming law see wyo stat ann bureau employee joseph discovered june bureau inaction cost easement telephoned robbins demanded easement replace nelson robbins refused indicated consider granting one return something later meeting vessels allegedly told robbins federal government negotiate talks broke brief respondent robbins says next several years hereinafter defendants current former employees bureau carried campaign harassment intimidation aimed forcing regrant lost easement robbins concedes single one offensive sometimes illegal actions bureau officials might brushed aside small imposition says aggregate campaign amounted coercion extract easement redressed collectively substance robbins claim degree existing remedies available adequate understood assessed getting details add long summer fruitless telephone conversation june vessels wrote robbins permission survey land area desired easement robbins said waste time bureau survey without first reaching agreement vessels went ahead survey anyway trespassed robbins land later boasted robbins surprisingly given lack damage property robbins file trespass complaint response mutual animosity grew however one bureau employee edward parodi told superiors look closer investigate harder possible trespasses permit violations robbins app parodi also heard colleagues make certain disparaging remarks robbins referring rich sob alabama got ranch parodi became convinced bureau mistreated robbins described conduct volcanic point decision retire vessels supervisor defendant charles wilkie continued demand easement threat cancel reciprocal maintenance nelson negotiated robbins budge bureau canceled citing robbins refusal grant desired easement failure even pay rental fee robbins appeal cancellation interior board land appeals ibla seek judicial review administrative procedure act apa august robbins brought cattle water source property belonging neighbor lavonne pennoyer altercation ensued pennoyer struck robbins truck riding horse supp app pp hereinafter app pl exh record pl exh defendant gene leone fielded call pennoyer regarding incident encouraged contact sheriff placed calls sheriff suggesting robbins charged trespass incident parodi claims leone told think finally got way get robbins permits get business app october bureau claimed various permit violations changed high island ranch srup srup subject annual renewal according robbins losing srup disrupted guest ranching business owing resulting uncertainty permission conduct cattle drives robbins declined seek administrative review however part bureau officials told process lengthy permit suspended ibla reached beginning defendants brought administrative charges robbins trespass violations robbins claimed charges false others unfairly selective enforcement took effort retaliate refusing bureau continuing demands easement contested number charges administratively spring south fork owl creek road way reach portions ranch rock creek area became impassable bureau refused repair section road across federal land robbins took matters hands fixed public road even though bureau refused permission bureau fined robbins trespass offered settle charge entertain application renew old maintenance instead robbins appealed ibla found robbins admitted unauthorized repairs sent bureau bill reimbursement board upheld fine robbins rejected robbins claim bureau trying providing easement said record effectively shows intransigence tactic robbins blm robbins seek judicial review ibla decision july defendant teryl shryack colleague entered robbins property claiming terms fence easement authority robbins accused shryack unlawful entry tore written instrument ordered property later month meeting trespass issues bureau officials michael miller bureau law enforcement officer questioned robbins without advance notice without counsel incident shryack upshot charge two counts knowingly forcibly impeding interfering federal employee violation ed supp iv crime penalty one year prison jury acquitted robbins december deliberating less minutes robbins according news story jurors appalled actions government one said robbins railroaded worse worked union pacific app robbins moved attorney fees hyde amendment stat note following arguing position vexatious frivolous bad faith trial judge denied motion robbins appealed late see robbins brought lawsuit us though vexation come june bureau denied robbins application renew annual srup based accumulation penalties levied robbins appealed ibla affirmed robbins robbins seek judicial review august bureau revoked grazing permit high island ranch claiming robbins violated terms kept bureau officials passing property reach public lands robbins appealed ibla stayed revocation pending resolution appeal order robbins bureau land management ibla app stay held several years despite periodic friction without srup robbins forced redirect guest cattle drives away federal land mountain pass unmarked property boundaries august vessels defendants darrell barnes miller tried catch robbins trespassing driving cattle corner land administered bureau nearby hilltop videotaped ranch guests drive even guests sought privacy relieve afternoon robbins alleges barnes miller broke guest lodge left trash inside departed without closing lodge gates next summer defendant david wallace spoke preston smith employee bureau indian affairs manages lands along high island ranch southern border pressured impound robbins cattle smith told robbins nothing finally january tension actually cooled point robbins bureau entered settlement agreement among things established procedure informal resolution future grazing disputes stayed pending administrative appeals view ultimate dismissal provided robbins violate certain bureau regulations period settlement came apart however january bureau began formal trespass proceedings robbins unilaterally voided settlement agreement robbins tried enforce agreement federal district denied relief decision affirmed appeals february robbins bureau land management lawsuit brought said robbins asks compensatory punitive damages well declaratory injunctive relief although originally included defendant voluntarily dismissed government pressed forward rico claim charging defendants repeatedly trying extort easement well similarly grounded bivens claim defendants violated fourth fifth amendment rights defendants filed motion dismiss qualified immunity failure state claim district granted holding robbins inadequately pleaded damages rico apa federal tort claims act ftca effective alternative remedies precluded bivens relief appeals tenth circuit reversed grounds although specified bivens relief available constitutional violations committed individual federal employees unrelated final agency action remand defendants moved dismiss qualified immunity rico claim district denied motion bivens dismissed robbins called fourth amendment claim malicious prosecution fifth amendment due process violations declined dismiss fifth amendment claim retaliation exercise robbins right exclude government property refuse grant property interest without compensation limited discovery defendants moved summary judgment qualified immunity district adhered earlier denial time appeals affirmed dealing collateral order jurisdiction consider interlocutory appeal denial qualified immunity citing mitchell forsyth held robbins clearly established right free retaliation exercising fifth amendment right exclude government private property explained robbins go forward rico claim government employees engag lawful actions intent extort landowner rather intent merely carry regulatory duties commit extortion wyoming law within meaning hobbs act appeals rejected defense based claim government legal entitlement demand disputed easement official obtains property lawful authority obtain wrongful manner conduct constitutes extortion hobbs act finally appeals said robbins allegations involving individual action unrelated final agency action permitted bivens appeals declined defendants request determine allegations remain precluded however defendants asked district sort ibid granted certiorari reverse ii first question whether devise new bivens damages action retaliating exercise ownership rights addition discrete administrative judicial remedies available landowner like robbins dealing government bivens held victim fourth amendment violation federal officers claim damages years following recognized two nonstatutory damages remedies first employment discrimination violation due process clause davis passman second eighth amendment violation prison officials carlson green also held freestanding damages remedy claimed constitutional violation represent judgment best way implement constitutional guarantee automatic entitlement matter means may vindicate protected interest instances found bivens remedy unjustified accordingly held applying bivens model claims first amendment violations federal employers bush lucas harm military personnel activity incident service stanley chappell wallace wrongful denials social security disability benefits schweiker chilicky seen case extending bivens claims federal agencies fdic meyer private prisons correctional services malesko whatever ultimate conclusion however consideration bivens request follows familiar sequence assumption constitutionally recognized interest adversely affected actions federal employees decision whether recognize bivens remedy may require two steps first place question whether alternative existing process protecting interest amounts convincing reason judicial branch refrain providing new freestanding remedy damages bush supra even absence alternative bivens remedy subject judgment federal courts must make kind remedial determination appropriate tribunal paying particular heed however special factors counselling hesitation authorizing new kind federal litigation bush supra factually plentiful case assessing significance alternative remedies step one begin categorizing difficulties robbins experienced dealing bureau think separated four main groups torts injuries inflicted charges brought unfavorable agency actions offensive behavior bureau employees falling outside three categories tortious harm inflicted includes vessels unauthorized survey terrain desired easement illegal entry lodge instance robbins civil remedy damages trespass understandably brought action learning survey doubtless annoying physically damaging incident lodge chose pursue tort remedy though question one available prove allegations cf correctional services supra considering availability state tort remedies refusing recognize bivens remedy charges brought robbins include series administrative claims trespass violations fine unauthorized road repair two criminal charges year robbins opportunity contest administrative charges fight various trespass citations challenged road repair fine far ibla though take advantage judicial review lost exercised right jury trial criminal complaints although rapid acquittal tended support charge baseless action prosecution egged bureau employees federal judge presided trial think government case thin enough justify awarding attorney fees robbins appeal decision late see robbins trial judge denial fees may reflect facts dissuaded robbins bringing action malicious prosecution though also possible remedy unavailable federal officials see blake rupe wyo malicious prosecution action available law enforcement official charge event robbins procedure defend make good position took advantage opportunities let others pass although mixed success means heard conventional agency action included cancellation robbins favor originally given return unrecorded easement government benefit decision reduce srup five years one termination srup revocation grazing permit year time bureau claimed robbins fault claim administrative review available subject ultimate judicial review apa robbins took appeal decisions stopped losing ibla appeal srup denial obtained stay ibla bureau revocation grazing permit three events elude classification incident robbins horse struck primarily involved robbins neighbor bureau sheriff never brought criminal charges videotaping ranch guests drive doubt thoroughly irritating bad business may unlawful depending among things upon location public private land people photographed cf restatement second torts defining tort intrusion upon seclusion even tort committed unclear whether robbins rather guests proper plaintiff whether tort chargeable government distinct employees ftca cf carlson holding ftca bivens remedies parallel complementary causes action availability former preempt latter significance wallace attempt pressure smith impounding robbins cattle likewise air legitimacy impoundment might occurred presumably depended particular cattle patchwork private public lands event smith never impounded sum robbins administrative ultimately judicial process vindicating virtually complaints suffered charges wrongdoing part without opportunity defend case criminal charges recoup consequent expense though judge found claim wanting final agency action canceling permits example open administrative judicial review appeals realized state law gives robbins intuitively meritorious case recognizing new constitutional cause action neither plainly answer question whether like combination public private land ownership around ranch forums defense redress open robbins patchwork assemblage state federal administrative judicial benches applying regulations statutes common law rules hard infer congress expected judiciary stay bivens hand equally hard extract clear lesson bivens spawn new claim compare bush refusing create bivens remedy faced elaborate remedial system constructed step step careful attention conflicting policy considerations schweiker congress chose specific forms levels protection rights persons affected bivens finding explicit congressional declaration persons injured way may recover money damages agents must instead remitted another remedy equally effective view congress case bivens step two weighing reasons creation new cause action way common law judges always done see bush supra competing arguments boil one side robbins inadequacy discrete remedies government employees difficulty defining limits legitimate zeal public behalf situations hard bargaining expected public private interests government employees engage every day said incidents examined one one robbins situation call creating constitutional cause action want means vindication unlike plaintiffs cases recognizing freestanding claims davis remedy bivens thought effective one carlson plaintiff none government officials davis davis bivens damages quoting bivens supra harlan concurring judgment carlson supra hold congress relegated respondent exclusively ftca remedy government robbins argument remedy looks course dealing whole simply many individual incidents force metaphor robbins invokes death thousand cuts brief respondent one thing threatened loss grazing rights prosecuted one lodge broken something else subjected combination period six years series public officials bent making life difficult agency appeals lawsuits criminal defense take money endless battling depletes spirit along purse whole greater sum parts side ledger difficulty defining workable cause action robbins describes wrong retaliation standing right property owner keep government refusing free replacement lost mention retaliation brings tailwind support longstanding recognition government may retaliate exercising first amendment speech rights see rankin mcpherson certain others constitutional rank see lefkowitz turley fifth amendment privilege jackson sixth amendment right trial jury closer look claim bureau employees fails fit prior retaliation cases cases turn allegation impermissible purpose motivation employee spoke matters public concern fired example need prove conduct issue constitutionally protected substantial motivating factor termination board wabaunsee cty umbehr defense government may respond firing nothing protected speech taken action even absence protected conduct ibid short outcome turns questions government purpose firing fired anyway questions like definite answers established methods identifying presence illicit reason competition others retaliation cases claims discrimination based race characteristics see mcdonnell douglas green bivens case robbins resolved merely answering question two agree bureau employees intended convince robbins grant unlike punishing someone speaking government trying induce someone grant easement public use perfectly legitimate purpose landowner government may instance valid interest getting access neighboring lands question thus ready answer terms lawful conduct robbins challenge therefore object government seeks achieve part argument means government used necessarily illegitimate rather says defendants simply demanded much went far soon robbins claim framed way difficulties creates immediately apparent much kind liability standard standard never reliable guide conduct subsequent liability standard reason counts recognizing freestanding liability case like impossibility fitting robbins claim simple framework demonstrated repeatedly recalling various actions complains strictly enforcing rules trespass conditions grazing permits legitimate tactics designed improve government negotiating position private landowner frustrated neighbor stubbornness refusing easement may press charges trespass every time cow wanders across property line call authorities report every violation government may stand firm rights use power protect public property interests though robbins protests government trying extract easement free instead negotiating line slippery even case government offering buy easement valuable things offer exchange like continued permission robbins use government land favorable terms least degree terms permit subject discretion true government ordinary landowner immense economic power role trustee public right cater particular segments public like recreational users take advantage get remote tracts wide discretion bring enforcement actions many ways government deals neighbors one owner among rest albeit powerful one may seek benefits others may refuse deal others insisting valuable consideration anything return potential contracting party neighbor entitled drive hard bargain even robbins acknowledges see tr oral arg robbins flatly refusing regrant easement without recompense defendant employees behalf government long authority withhold withdraw permission use government land enforce trespass rules ibla confirmed least time within rights make plain robbins willingness give easement determine complaisant trespasses public land discretion enforce law robbins make allegations like unauthorized survey unlawful entry lodge charge defendants illegal action plainly going beyond hard bargaining coercive acts charged robbins avoid much problem fairly describing government behavior alleged illegality attempting obtain property interest nothing fair summary body allegations us according defendants improper exercise government regulatory powers essential claim brief respondent course even simpler case tort torts government employees clearly actionable general law furnish weakest argument recognizing generally available constitutional tort rather bulk robbins charges go actions fall within government enforcement power answer concerns expressed change conceptual gears consider abstract concept liability retaliatory undue pressure property owner standing firm property rights looking claim way eliminate problem degree raise reason balk recognizing bivens claim high level generality bivens action redress retaliation resist government impositions property rights invite claims every sphere legitimate governmental action affecting property interests negotiating tax claim settlements enforcing occupational safety health administration regulations exercising governmental authority affecting value enjoyment property interests fall within bivens regime across enormous swath potential litigation hover difficulty devising much standard guide employee conduct judicial factfinder point deny government employees sometimes overreach course may done allegations true point reasonable fear general bivens cure worse disease sum defendants acting name bureau authority grant given robbins use public lands control wanted return defendants bargained hard capitalizing discretionary authority robbins violations various permit terms though truculence apparent sides one defendants least clearly crossed line impermissible conduct breaking robbins lodge although clear record action defendants serious trespass government successfully defended every decision eliminate robbins permission use public lands ways previously enjoyed robbins ready hand wide variety administrative judicial remedies redress injuries proposal nonetheless create new bivens remedy redress injuries collectively theory retaliation exercising property right exclude general theory unjustifiably burdening rights property owner raises serious difficulty devising workable cause action judicial standard identify illegitimate pressure going beyond legitimately hard bargaining endlessly knotty work general provision tortlike liability government employees unduly zealous pressing governmental interest affecting property invite onslaught bivens actions think accordingly damages remedy actions government employees push hard government benefit may come better legislation congress far better position evaluate impact new species litigation act public behalf bush congress tailor remedy problem perceived thus lessening risk raising tide suits threatening legitimate initiative part government employees ibid congress may inform factfinding procedures hearings available courts cf harlow fitzgerald recognizing danger fear sued dampen ardor resolute irresponsible public officials unflinching discharge duties internal quotation marks brackets omitted iii robbins claim rico gives civil remedies ny person injured business property reason violation section makes crime person employed associated enterprise engaged activities affect interstate foreign commerce conduct participate directly indirectly conduct enterprise affairs pattern racketeering activity rico defines racketeering activity include act indictable hobbs act well act threat involving extortion chargeable state law punishable imprisonment one year supp iv hobbs act finally criminalizes interference interstate commerce extortion along attempts conspiracies extortion defined obtaining property another consent induced wrongful use actual threatened force violence fear color official right robbins charges defendants violating hobbs act wrongfully trying get easement color official right defendants reply call dismiss rico claim two independent reasons hobbs act apply national government intended beneficiary allegedly extortionate acts valid claim entitlement disputed property complete defense extortion agree first contention reach second hobbs act speak explicitly efforts obtain property government rather private party leaves defendants contention turn common law conception extortion presume congress meant incorporate passed hobbs act see scheidler national organization women construing term extortion hobbs act reference common law meaning evans see also morissette congress borrows terms art accumulated legal tradition meaning centuries practice presumably knows adopts cluster ideas attached borrowed word body learning taken common law extortion property offense committed public official took money thing value due pretense entitled property virtue office scheidler supra quoting blackstone commentaries laws england citing anderson wharton criminal law procedure pp internal quotation marks omitted short xtortion public official rough equivalent describe bribe evans supra thus robbins certainly correct public officials immune charges extortion common law see brief respondent crime extortion focused harm public corruption sale public favors private gain harm caused overzealous efforts obtain property behalf importance line public private beneficiaries common law hobbs act extortion confirmed case law completely barren example extortion color official right undertaken sole benefit government see mccormick discussing circumstances public official receipt campaign contributions constitutes extortion color official right evans supra hobbs act prosecution extortion color official right public official accepted cash exchange favorable votes rezoning application gillock hobbs act prosecution extortion color official right state senator accepted money exchange blocking defendant extradition agreeing introduce legislation cf deaver wdnc technical meaning extortion common law officer must unlawfully corruptly receive money article value benefit advantage tellingly even robbins cited decision much less one entire period hobbs act found extortion efforts government employees get property exclusive benefit government course usually case somewhere provides comfort claim robbins musters two understanding extortion color official right neither however addressed beneficiary question care people whaley cow willett devoy app div whaley charge extortion justice peace wrongfully ordered litigant pay compensation party well small administrative fee case involved illegally obtaining property benefit private third party stand proposition act benefit government alone extortion second case willett new york construed provision state public officers law statute addressed problem overcharging public officers see birdseye consol laws ann opinion said common law extortion draw distinction ground official keeps fee app single opinion state intermediate appellate issued much indication hobbs act adopted subject understanding common law extortion spacious enough cover case robbins reason plumbing obscurity robbins points said green extortion defined hobbs act way depends upon direct benefit conferred person obtains property infers congress meant prohibit extortionate acts interest private entities like unions ignore intended beneficiary government see brief respondent congress well meant drawing line private public beneficiaries prevents suits recoveries public officers whose jobs obtain property owed government without indication congress reasonable assume hobbs act let alone rico intended expose federal employees whether bureau land management internal revenue service office comptroller currency occ agency extortion charges whenever stretch trying enforce government property claims see sinclair hawke occ employees become racketeers acting like aggressive regulators suggested robbins face real problem says requiring proof wrongful intent extort shield government employees liability final judgments fear criminal charges civil claims treble damages well take starch regulators supposed bargain press demands vigorously behalf government public reason want see text hobbs act say congress meant go beyond common law preoccupation official corruption embrace expansive notion extortion robbins urges us falls back argument defendants violated wyoming blackmail statute see wyo stat ann says separate predicate offense purposes rico liability even assuming defendants conduct chargeable state law punishable imprisonment one year qualify predicate offense rico suit unless capable generically classified extortionate scheidler accord nardello reasons given conduct alleged fit traditional definition extortion robbins rico claim survive theory derivation neither bivens rico gives robbins cause action reason enquire merits claim asserted defense qualified immunity judgment appeals tenth circuit reversed case remanded proceedings consistent opinion ordered charles wilkie et petitioners harvey frank robbins writ certiorari appeals tenth circuit june justice thomas justice scalia joins concurring correctly concludes bivens six unknown fed narcotics agents supply cause action case therefore join opinion write separately extend bivens even reasoning logically applied case bivens relic heady days assumed powers create causes action correctional services malesko scalia joined thomas concurring accordingly view bivens progeny limited precise circumstances involved malesko supra charles wilkie et petitioners harvey frank robbins writ certiorari appeals tenth circuit june justice ginsburg justice stevens joins concurring part dissenting part bureau land management blm officials wyoming made careless error failed record easement obtained along stretch land privately owned high island ranch frank robbins purchased ranch knowing nothing easement granted prior owner wyoming law robbins took title land free easement blm officials realizing mistake demanded robbins easement propose pay replace one carelessly lost demand one told robbins nonnegotiable robbins directed provide easement else declined follow instruction blm officials mounted campaign relentless harassment intimidation force robbins give refused maintain road providing access ranch trespassed robbins property brought unfounded criminal charges canceled special recreational use permit grazing privileges interfered business operations invaded privacy ranch guests cattle drives robbins commenced lawsuit end incessant harassment intimidation endured asserted fifth amendment takings clause forbids government action calculated acquire private property coercively urged federal officials dishonor constitutional obligation act retaliation property owner resistance uncompensated taking support claim relief robbins relied bivens six unknown fed narcotics agents recognizes remedy government confine robbins discrete challenge offending action occurs inadequate remedy limited expose robbins business death thousand cuts see ante quoting brief respondent nevertheless rejects claim fears consequences allowing robbins pursue suit maintains open floodgates host unworthy suits every sphere legitimate governmental action affecting property interests ante ordinary case hard bargaining bureaucratic arrogance robbins charged vindictive action extract property without paying fair price complains course conduct animated illegitimate desire get factor sufficient minimize concern cf village willowbrook olech breyer concurring result citations internal quotation marks omitted taking robbins allegations true must stage litigation case presents question fifth amendment provide effective check federal officers abuse regulatory powers harassing punishing property owners refuse surrender property without fair compensation answer resounding yes acknowledges stage proceedings facts must viewed light favorable robbins ante full force robbins complaint however quite captured restrained account allegations complete rendition saga sparked suit order upon discovering blm mistakenly allowed easement across high island ranch expire blm area manager joseph vessels contacted robbins home alabama demand robbins grant new easement vessels shaky legal ground federal regulation authorized blm require landowner seeking across government land grant reciprocal access land see cfr robbins never applied across federal land prior owner government cites law regulation commanding robbins grant new easement make blm neglect losing first one robbins unwilling capitulate unilateral demands told vessels negotiate blm moved wyoming vessels none going told robbins supp app hereinafter edward parodi range technician blm office testified beginning agency employees referred robbins rich sob alabama got ranch app trouble started almost immediately shortly first conversation vessels wrote robbins ask permission survey land presumably establish contours easement robbins refused believing need survey agreement reached vessels conducted survey anyway chuckled told robbins trespass app first meeting wyoming robbins bridled deal blm proposed vessels adamant federal government negotiate declared time parodi reported vessels attitude towards robbins changed professional hostile got worse worse worse app blm employees shared vessels animosity one notable instance robbins alleged blm agent gene leone provoked violent encounter robbins neighboring landowner lavonne pennoyer leone knew robbins looking water source cattle called pennoyer warn lookout robbins unfamiliar territory possibly misled blm drove cattle onto pennoyer land water creek pennoyer showed truck yelling blowing horn bumping cows realizing pennoyer land robbins started push cows way pennoyer revved engine drove truck straight horse robbins riding app pl exh record pl exh according parodi dustup leone boasted think finally got way get robbins permits get business app leone pressed local sheriff charge robbins conduct encounter pennoyer sheriff declined app leone cited pennoyer incident one ground among others suspend robbins special recreation use permit permit allowed robbins lead ranch guests cattle drives primary source revenue property app blm aimed cattle drives ways undermining authenticity experience robbins offered guests blm employees followed along trucks videotaping participants government suggests surveillance legitimate way document instances robbins crossed onto federal land without permission suggestion however hardly explains one occasion blm employees videotaped several female guests seeking privacy relieve app part campaign robbins parodi instructed look closer trespass violations investigate harder find anything find app parodi testified relation instructions given problems robbins never found trespass violation regarded willful robbins promptly addressed every concern parodi raised maintains blm employees within rights make plain robbins willingness give easement determine complaisant infractions record leaves doubt ante parodi testified asked things authorized app leone projections blm officers robbins exceeded appropriate mission blm vessels parodi said experience people given authority held check solid convictions run amuck saw happening eventually parodi moved warn robbins continued defy blm officials war long war blm outlast outspend parodi found blm treatment robbins disturbing became volcanic point decision retire one thing go somebody willfully busting regulations going way get something government parodi said saw robbins man standing property rights pl exh record story thus far told merely illustrative robbins allegations record replete accounts trespasses robbins property vindictive cancellations rights access federal land unjustified selective enforcement actions indeed blm content arrows quiver robbins charged blm officials sought enlist federal agencies efforts harass one troubling incident blm employee petitioner david wallace pressured bureau indian affairs bia manager impound robbins cattle asserting bad character something need ed done app manager rejected request observing bia problems robbins ibid even disconcerting sufficient evidence district recognized support robbins allegation blm employees filed false criminal charges claiming forcibly interfered federal officer federal prosecutors took cause robbins acquitted jury less news account reported jurors appalled actions government one commenting robbins railroaded worse worked union pacific blm campaign harassment devastating impact robbins business robbins testified typical summer high island ranch accommodate guests spread across six cattle drives result blm harassment robbins able organize one cattle drive guests addition robbins reports spent hundreds thousands dollars costs attorney fees seeking fend blm brief respondent put end incessant harassment robbins filed suit alleging fifth amendment forbids government action calculated acquire private property coercively measures taken retaliation owner resistance uncompensated taking even assuming robbins correct fifth amendment may proceed unless right sue ground claim relief robbins relies bivens ii essence civil liberty certainly consists right every individual claim protection laws whenever receives injury marbury madison cranch bivens drew upon venerable principle holding victim fourth amendment violation federal officers claim relief form money damages historically observed damages regarded ordinary remedy invasion personal interests liberty decisions recognize reasoning underlying bivens confined fourth amendment claims davis passman allowed suit seeking money damages employment discrimination violation equal protection component fifth amendment nless constitutional rights become merely precatory stated litigants allege constitutional rights violated time effective means judiciary enforce rights must able invoke existing jurisdiction courts protection soon passman applied bivens recognizing federal right action gain damages eighth amendment violation carlson green carlson announced two exceptions bivens rule first applies defendants demonstrate special factors counselling hesitation absence affirmative action congress quoting bivens second applies defendants show congress provided alternative remedy explicitly declared substitute recovery directly constitution viewed equally effective carlson emphasis original prior decisions invoked exceptions bar bivens suits federal officers three bush lucas federal employee sought recovery first amendment violations alleged occurred workplace civil servant plaintiff recourse elaborate comprehensive scheme administered civil service commission constitutional challenges fully cognizable declined recognize judicial remedy lest interfere congress carefully calibrated system similar reasons schweiker chilicky held social security act scheme administrative judicial remedies left void filled bivens action likewise two occasions concluded unique disciplinary structure military establishment precluded bivens action harm military personnel activity incident service stanley internal quotation marks omitted chappell wallace members consider bivens dated precedent see ante thomas concurring bivens relic heady days assumed powers create causes action quoting correctional services malesko scalia concurring far adhered bivens core holding absent congressional command special factors counseling hesitation victims constitutional violation federal agent right recover damages official federal despite absence statute conferring right carlson iii hold robbins bivens suit precluded carefully calibrated administrative regime like issue bush chilicky chappell stanley recognizes robbins alternative remedy relentless torment alleges true robbins may discrete remedies particular instances harassment circumstances piecemeal litigation acknowledges forestall death thousand cuts ante quoting brief respondent plaintiffs robbins shoes damages nothing bivens harlan concurring judgment despite awareness robbins lacks effective alternative remedy nevertheless bars suit finds facts case special factor counseling hesitation quite unlike recognized allowing robbins seek damages years harassment says invite onslaught bivens actions ante plaintiffs pressing claims every sphere legitimate governmental action affecting property interests ante floodgates argument today embraces rehearsed rejected passman appeals emphasized reason counseling denial bivens remedy danger deluging federal courts fifth amendment based employment discrimination claims internal quotation marks citation omitted disagreed turning justice harlan concurring opinion bivens explain serious policy argument recognizing right action bivens justice harlan observed risk inundating courts fourth amendment claims found argument unsatisfactory question appears fourth amendment interests rank scale social values compared example interests stockholders defrauded misleading proxies judicial resources well aware increasingly scarce days nonetheless automatically close courthouse door solely basis implicitly express value judgment comparative importance classes legally protected interests citation omitted attributing heavy weight floodgates concern pressed case today veers away justice harlan sound counsel view robbins complaint poses inordinate risk imposing vigilant federal officers inundating federal courts pleading fails fit prior retaliation cases ante cases says turn ed allegation impermissible purpose motivation ibid citing rankin mcpherson lefkowitz turley jackson robbins suit maintains raises different sort claim blm employees went far efforts achieve objective agree perfectly legitimate trying induce robbins grant easement public use ante developing legal test determine federal officials gone far asserts endlessly knotty task attendant uncertainty fears bring tide suits inducing undesirable timidity part federal officials ante assertion blm officials acted perfectly legitimate objective ante dubious characterization long campaign bury robbins see app one may accept outset blm agents motivated simply desire secure easement robbins refused cover officials blunder resolved drive even allowed blm employees permissible objective throughout harassment robbins also pursued goal legitimate tactics follow robbins failed state retaliation claim amenable judicial resolution impermissible retaliation may well involve lawful action service legitimate objectives example board wabaunsee cty umbehr held county board commissioners may cross unconstitutional territory fires contractor speaking members board matters public concern recognized terminating contractor public criticism board practices might promote legitimate governmental objectives maintaining relationships trust services purchased furthermore instructed even background law allows government agency terminate contractor agency lacks carte blanche retaliation constitutionally protected conduct true blm officials may authority cancel robbins permits penalize trespasses liberty selectively retaliation exercise constitutional therefore join concluding robbins allegations present questions knotty constitutional retaliation claims established methods identifying presence illicit reason retaliation cases ante robbins suit resolved familiar fashion need ask whether robbins engaged constitutionally protected conduct resisting surrender property sans compensation whether reason blm agents harassed opinion driven fear bivens cure retaliation robbins experienced may worse disease ante concern seems exaggerated robbins suit predicated upon agents vindictive motive presence element claim minimizes risk making everyday bureaucratic overreaching fare constitutional litigation see olech breyer concurring result view presence vindictive action case sufficient minimize concern transforming zoning cases cases constitutional indeed one securely forecast flood fears come pass passman courts said perceive potential deluge damages remedy already available redress injuries petitioner occur color state law similar sideglance cast reason believe state employees less respectful fifth amendment rights federal agents provides controlled experiment numerous bivens claims eventuate courts entertain claims like robbins courts already encountered endeavors mount fifth amendment takings suits appeals solicitor general robbins agree reported cases charges retaliation state officials exercise takings clause rights brief petitioners brief respondent harassment sort robbins alleges seems exceedingly rare cf olech breyer concurring result one assume arguendo projects unqualified judgment robbins prompt claims every sphere legitimate governmental action affecting property interests ante nevertheless shutting door plaintiffs even roughed badly robbins measure extreme cf hein freedom religion foundation post dissenting opinion degree claims meritorious fear many provide compelling reason keep better ways ensure interactions citizens government turn cases constitutional right cf bivens harlan concurring judgment simply agree possibility frivolous claims warrants closing courthouse doors people bivens situation ways short coping frivolous lawsuits internal quotation marks omitted sexual harassment jurisprudence helpful guide title vii held provide remedy every epithet offensive remark sexual harassment actionable must sufficiently severe pervasive alter condition victim employment create abusive work environment meritor savings bank fsb vinson internal quotation marks alterations citations omitted see also national railroad passenger corporation morgan hostile work environments develop series days perhaps years direct contrast discrete acts single act harassment may actionable adopting similar standard fifth amendment retaliation claims lesse risk raising tide suits threatening legitimate initiative part government employees ante discrete episodes hard bargaining might viewed oppressive entitle litigant relief plaintiff prove pattern severe pervasive harassment duration degree well beyond ordinary one expects strenuous negotiations bivens suit provide remedy robbins trouble meeting iv conclude robbins right sue bivens must briefly address blm employees argument entitled qualified immunity resolving claims official immunity summary judgment ask two questions first aken light favorable party asserting injury facts alleged show officer conduct violated constitutional right saucier katz right clearly established reasonable officer known conduct unlawful takings clause instructs private property shall taken public use without compensation amdt robbins argues provision confers right insist upon compensation condition taking property surely correct correlative right compensated taking right refuse submit taking compensation offing cf dolan city tigard invalidating permit condition constituted taking nollan california coastal robbins argues blm agents persistent harassment impermissibly burdened right refuse grant government something nothing surely correct cover mistake failing record prior easement blm demanded legal authority robbins cede new easement robbins refused constitutional right point blm might sought take robbins property eminent domain assuming agency authorized might attempted negotiate instead agents harassed robbins tried drive business held government may unnecessarily penalize exercise constitutional rights principle applied notably protect freedoms guaranteed first amendment see umbehr freedom speech truck service city northlake freedom association sherbert verner freedom religion also deployed protect constitutional guarantees including privilege turley right trial jury jackson right travel memorial hospital maricopa county principle apply constitutional guarantee compensation worthless federal agents permitted harass punish landowners refuse give property without fifth amendment therefore must read forbid government action calculated acquire private property coercively measures taken retaliation owner resistance uncompensated taking viewing facts light favorable robbins blm agents plainly violated fifth amendment right free coercion closest question case whether officials nevertheless entitled immunity clearly established retaliation exercise fifth amendment rights runs afoul constitution dispositive inquiry determining whether right clearly established whether clear reasonable officer conduct unlawful situation confronted saucier noted concede reported cases recognizing fifth amendment right free retaliation however inconceivable reasonable official believed lawful pernicious harassment robbins alleges egregious circumstances case text takings clause retaliation jurisprudence provided officers fair warning behavior impermissibly burdened constitutional right see hope pelzer years ago created bivens remedy assured federal officials subject constraints state officials dealing fundamental rights people dwell land today decides elaboration bivens cover robbins case left congress ante see supra bivens analog however hardly obscure part jurisprudence congress wishes codify define bivens remedy may anytime unless congress acts however shy away effort ensure bedrock constitutional rights become merely precatory passman reasons stated affirm judgment appeals insofar addressed robbins fifth amendment retaliation footnotes vessels named defendant complaint filed since died case arises interlocutory appeal denial defendants motion summary judgment recite facts light favorable robbins according robbins bureau officials neglected mention right seek stay bureau adverse action pending ibla resolution appeal see cfr stay granted permitted robbins continue operate srup recognized last term definition element asserted cause action directly implicated defense qualified immunity properly us interlocutory appeal hartman moore reasoning applies recognition entire cause action appeals jurisdiction issue uncertainty inconsistency willingness ibla entertain sorts claims robbins advances compare robbins rejecting claim merits robbins bureau land management holding trespass decision must upheld regardless blm motive issuing decision event advanced claims federal whether ibla willing listen cf robbins noting robbins concede assertions equal protection violations harassment properly cognizable raise preserve part record robbins brought fourth amendment claim malicious prosecution litigation district dismissed robbins bureau land management supp wyo robbins pursued aware wyoming case considering tort simple question robbins presents review government officials avoid fifth amendment prohibition taking property without compensation using regulatory powers harass punish coerce private citizen giving government property without payment brief respondent light justice ginsburg emphasis extent duration harm suffered robbins read opinion suggest single adverse action taken government response valid exercise property rights give rise retaliation claim thus appears even question imported case robbins obtain relief without also satisfying unspecified unworkable much standard justice ginsburg says mistakenly fail see robbins retaliation claim presents question defendants take various actions robbins retaliation refusing grant desired right way gratis simply malice prompted robbins refusal embarrassment forgetting record nelson grant seeing case raising traditional question gives short shrift government right bargain hard continuing contest standard retaliation case recognized precedent plaintiff performed discrete act past typically saying something irritates defendant official question whether official later action plaintiff taken legitimate purpose firing rid workforce substandard performer example purpose punishing exercise constitutional right retaliation probably motivated spite plaintiff action done question defendant purpose may maliciously motivated case however past act acts refusing without compensation simply particular steps ongoing refusal grant requests purpose continuing requests lawful government still use actions government may lawfully take induce coerce robbins end refusal presumably like canceling reciprocal originally given nelson action claimed retaliatory may gratify malice heart official takes official act remains instance hard bargaining intended induce plaintiff come legitimate terms understand robbins contend malice alone distinguished malice combined desire acquire easement caused defendants act way see brief respondent accusing defendants using regulatory powers harass punish coerce private citizen giving government property without payment cf post ginsburg concurring part dissenting part cause one nothing hate hate quoting peace reprinted auden collected poems mendelson thus dealing one discrete act plaintiff one discrete possibly retaliatory act defendant purpose question instead confronting continuing process side legitimate purpose taking action contrary interest retaliation classed basis liability except one two assumptions first antagonistic acts officials extend beyond scope acceptable means accomplishing legitimate purpose acts go beyond hard bargaining behalf government whatever spite may lurk defendant heart much second assumption presence malice spite official heart renders action unconstitutionally retaliatory even otherwise done name legitimate hard bargaining test law retaliation precedent spiteful heart rendered official efforts actionable unconstitutional retaliation retaliation discharge cases asked whether plaintiff fired cause fired cause anyway whether official discharged plaintiff tainted legitimate purpose spitefulness firing particular outspoken critic taken position contrary held proof action independently justified grounds improper one defeats claim see mt healthy city bd ed doyle approach frustrated employer legitimate interest securing competent workforce comparable government interest landowner introduced complication proving motive even cases action taken plainly legitimate since justice ginsburg disclaims second alternative post acts spite emphasizes necessarily count much calculation justice ginsburg points apprehension many lawsuits good reason refrain creating bivens action post world difference popular bivens remedy violation one hand litigation invited elements claim unclear one tell advance claim might qualify might ground judgment elusiveness limiting principle robbins claim potential popularity claim well defined although legislative history hobbs act generally sparse unilluminating respect offense extortion evans know congress patterned act two sources law penal code new york field code model penal code scheidler borrowing sources hobbs act expanded scope common law extortion include private perpetrators retaining core idea extortion species corruption akin bribery robbins provides basis believing congress thought broadening definition extortion color official right beyond common law meaning section provides person commits blackmail intent obtain property another compel action inaction person person ii accuses threatens accuse person crime immoral conduct tend degrade disgrace person subject ridicule contempt society footnotes despite rapid acquittal trial denied robbins request counsel fees finding failed prove position vexatious frivolous bad faith departments commerce justice state judiciary related agencies appropriations act stat note following counts significant point favoring petitioners see ante federal judge presided trial think government case thin enough justify awarding attorney robbins notes trial passed prosecutor litigation position whether allegations blm employees prompted prosecution made bad faith brief respondent cites correctional services malesko suit private prison fdic meyer suit federal agency among cases declined extend bivens ante neither suit federal officer robbins agreed relates bureau employees intended convince robbins grant easement ante support notes robbins posed question government officials avoid fifth amendment prohibition taking property without compensation using regulatory powers harass punish coerce private citizen giving government property without payment ante quoting brief respondent alteration original robbins descriptive words harass punish coerce hardly synonyms convince robbins maintained throughout officials motives vindictive characterization amply supported record indeed agents campaign harassment calls mind auden famous lines cause one nothing hate hate sake peace reprinted auden collected poems mendelson ed observes interior board land appeals ibla approved blm enforcement actions robbins ante significantly however ibla declared general jurisdiction authority invalidate blm action based proof improper motive part blm official employee involved development issuance decision robbins bureau land management accordingly ibla refused entertain robbins contention blm enforcement actions part pattern activities amounting willful violations civil criminal constitutional law ibid invoking pickering board ed township high school dist board wabaunsee cty umbehr held board legitimate interests must balanced free speech interests stake arrive appropriate constitutional judgment mt healthy city bd ed doyle held defendant first amendment employment retaliation case avoid liability showing reached decision plaintiff reemployment absence protected conduct test explained necessary distinguis result caused constitutional violation one caused mt healthy causation standard today opinion notes applicable hence robbins claim governed test see ante thus blm officials proved trial even robbins refused grant easement gratis nonetheless canceled permits harassed guests filed false criminal charges escape liability retaliation violation fifth amendment though perhaps exposing sanctions government recognize hampered pursuing lawful means drive hard bargain see ante trespassing filing false criminal charges videotaping women seeking privacy relieve however tools hard bargaining closer relationship armed thug demand money life concentrating allegedly lawful actions blm agents took canceling gives bloodless account robbins complaint rarity harassment makes unlikely congress develop alternative remedy plaintiffs robbins shoes strengthens case allowing bivens suit noted every time declined recognize bivens action federal officer deference specially crafted administrative regime see supra emphasis extent duration harm suffered robbins asserts indicates approach robbins obtain relief without satisfying unspecified unworkable much standard ante approach however less specific unworkable approach courts routinely employ title vii harassment cases elsewhere indicated appropriate cases allow courts move directly second inquiry see brosseau haugen breyer joined scalia ginsburg concurring see also county sacramento lewis stevens concurring judgment agree robbins failed state claim rico therefore join part iii opinion