Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety
| Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Court membership | |
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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 | |
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.