Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety
2022 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety, 597 U.S. 580 (2022), was a United States Supreme Court case dealing with the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) and state sovereign immunity. In a 5–4 decision issued in June 2022, the Court ruled that state sovereign immunity does not prevent states from being sued under federal law related to the nation's defense.
Quick Facts Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety, Argued March 29, 2022 Decided June 29, 2022 ...
Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety | |
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Argued March 29, 2022 Decided June 29, 2022 | |
Full case name | Le Roy Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety |
Docket no. | 20-603 |
Citations | 597 U.S. 580 (more) |
Argument | Oral argument |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Breyer, joined by Roberts, Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh |
Concurrence | Kagan |
Dissent | Thomas, joined by Alito, Gorsuch, Barrett |
Laws applied | |
Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act of 1994 |
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