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Feres v. United States, 340 U.S. 135 (1950), combined three pending federal cases for a hearing in certiorari in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the United States is not liable under the Federal Tort Claims Act for injuries to members of the armed forces sustained while on active duty and not on furlough and resulting from the negligence of others in the armed forces. [1]
Case history; Prior: Johnson v. United States, 749 F.2d 1530 (11th Cir. 1985), affirmed on rehearing, 779 F.2d 1492 (11th Cir. 1986): Holding; The Feres doctrine bars an FTCA action on behalf of a service member killed during an activity incident to service, even if the alleged negligence is by civilian employees of the Federal Government.
Massachusetts v. EPA: 2007: States have standing to sue the EPA to enforce their views of federal law, in this case, the view that carbon dioxide was an air pollutant under the Clean Air Act. Cited Georgia v. Tennessee Copper Co. as precedent. 5–4 Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation: 2007: Bond v. United States: 2011
The Federal Tort Claims Act (August 2, 1946, ch. 646, Title IV, 60 Stat. 812, 28 U.S.C. Part VI, Chapter 171 and 28 U.S.C. § 1346) ("FTCA") is a 1946 federal statute that permits private parties to sue the United States in a federal court for most torts committed by persons acting on behalf of the United States.
Dolan v. United States Postal Service, post office immune under the Federal Tort Claims Act; Feres v. United States, 340 U.S. 135 (1950), US immune from suit from members of the military; Warren v. District of Columbia, 444 A.2d. 1, D.C. Ct. of Ap. (1981) holding that the police were not responsible for failing (though repeatedly warned) to ...
Feres v. United States; K. Ku Klux Klan Act; L. Little v. Barreme; S. ... United States v. Wunderlich This page was last edited on 10 April 2021, at 22:40 (UTC). Text ...
This is a list of Supreme Court of the United States cases in the areas of military justice, national security, and other aspects of war.. This list is a list solely of United States Supreme Court decisions about applying law related to war.
Americans United for Separation of Church and State, 454 U.S. 464 (1982), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the court refused to expand the Flast v. Cohen exception to the taxpayer standing rule.