Federal judge lets most civil claims proceed in Malinowski case after 2024 ATF raid

A federal judge allowed most of a civil case filed by Maria Malinowski to proceed after the fatal 2024 exchange in which ATF agents executed a search warrant linked to suspected illegal gun sales, the broadcast reported.

According to the report, police say Brian Malinowski fired at least one shot and an ATF agent returned fire during the encounter. Justice Department lawyers had asked the court to dismiss nine claims in the widow's lawsuit; the judge preserved eight of those civil claims. The program also said the judge removed the bureau as a whole as a defendant.

The broadcast did not provide the full text of the preserved claims, and it identified the presiding jurist as District Judge Lee Rudofsky. No motion or settlement outcome was reported on air; the segment framed the ruling as a step that allows additional discovery and litigation to continue.