Justice Thomas rebukes SCOTUS for denying widow’s case, says it lets government dodge blame

Feres Doctrine Challenge: Justice Thomas Rebukes Court

Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, dissented from the Court’s decision not to hear a case filed by the widow of a fallen servicemember, arguing the refusal shields the government from accountability. In 2021, Cameron Beck, a Staff Sergeant in the United States Air Force, was struck and killed by a civilian government employee driving a government vehicle while he was off duty en route to lunch with fami…

Justice Thomas rebukes SCOTUS for denying widow’s case, says it lets government dodge blame

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas criticized his colleagues' decision to reject a military widow's wrongful death lawsuit against the government over the Feres precedent.

Justice Thomas rebukes SCOTUS for denying widow’s case, says it lets government dodge blame

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas criticized his colleagues' decision to reject a military widow's wrongful death lawsuit against the government over the Feres precedent.