No. 20-559
Tags: circuit-split federal-tort-claims-act feres-doctrine military-service service-academy sexual-assault sexual-harassment sovereign-immunity statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference:
2021-04-30
(distributed 4 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Was Feres wrongly decided and should it be overruled?
2. Alternatively, should Feres be limited so as not to bar tort claims brought by servicemembers injured by violations of military regulations, during recreational activities, or while attending a service academy?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Was Feres wrongly decided and should it be overruled?
Docket Entries
2021-05-03
Petition DENIED. Justice Thomas, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)
2021-04-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/30/2021.
2021-04-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/23/2021.
2021-03-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021.
2021-03-19
Reply of petitioner Jane Doe filed.
2021-03-08
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2021-02-02
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 8, 2021.
2021-02-01
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 5, 2021 to March 8, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-12-29
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 5, 2021.
2020-12-28
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 6, 2021 to February 5, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-12-07
Response Requested. (Due January 6, 2021)
2020-12-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-11-30
Brief amici curiae of National Veterans Legal Services Program and Paralyzed Veterans of America filed. (Distributed)
2020-11-30
Brief amici curiae of Graduates of U.S. Service Academies filed. (Distributed)
2020-11-30
Brief amici curiae of Protect Our Defenders, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2020-11-30
Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center and The Rutherford Institute filed. (Distributed)
2020-11-30
Brief amici curiae of Federal Courts and Constitutional Law Professors filed.
2020-11-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-10-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 30, 2020)
Attorneys
Constitutional Accountability Center and The Rutherford Institute
Federal Courts and Constitutional Law Professors
Rasha Gerges Shields — Jones Day, Amicus
Graduates of U.S. Service Academies
Brian Robert Matsui — Morrison & Foerster LLP, Amicus
Jane Doe
National Veterans Legal Services Program and Paralyzed Veterans of America
Protect Our Defenders, et al.
Maya M. Eckstein — Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Amicus
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent