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BREAKING: Supreme Court Delivers Massive 5-4 Ruling Involving Veterans–June 30, 2022
The US Supreme Court delivered what is being called a ‘big victory’ for veterans with a 5-4 filing on Wednesday that states can be sued by veterans alleging discrimination in the workforce, strengthening protections for state employees and Veterans returning to the workforce after serving the reserves or National Guard.
The decision came after a former Texas state trooper Le Roy Torres claimed that he was forced out of a job after returning from Iraq; Torres says he could no longer serve as Trooper due to lung damage from exposure to burn pits in Iraq, and sought a comparable job.
But his request was denied
“We should not have to fear of losing our jobs, we come back. But now there’s a sense of peace and of comfort that we can come back and hey, you know what, if I have limitations that they’ll be accommodated,” Torres told the media after the SCOTUS ruling.
The decision came after authorities claimed that he was forced out of a job after
“Returning from Iraq after five years has had many challenges but I am grateful to God for the strength that he’s giving me a long the way and for our community,” Torres told the media.
Torres is now thankful that this ruling will help thousands of veterans.
“This shouldn’t be an issue anymore. With those rights that are protected for individuals,” Congressman Vicente Gonzales at this via Twitter.
“This is a Monumental step for our veterans. Anyone in the military Community knows that exposure to burn pits can lead to lifelong Health complications. We cannot punish our veterans for trying to re-enter civilian life with injuries sustained while protecting our nation.”
In the case of Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety, the court ruled 5-4 that states cannot invoke sovereign immunity to block lawsuits by veterans who want to reclaim prior jobs with state employers.
“Upon entering the Union, the States implicitly agreed that their sovereignty would yield to federal policy to build and keep a national military,” Justice Stephen Breyer wrote in the opinion. “States thus gave up their immunity from congressionally authorized suits pursuant to the ‘plan of the Convention,’ as part of ‘the structure of the original Constitution itself.’”
Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, and Amy Coney Barrett dissented.
In his dissent, Thomas said the majority’s ruling is resting on “contrived interpretations” of the court’s prior decisions