Beck v. United States
Petition for certiorari denied on November 24, 2025. Justice Gorsuch would grant the petition. Justice Sotomayor wrote a statement respecting the denial of certiorari. Justice Thomas dissented.
Issue
(1) Whether Feres v. United States’s bar against a servicemember’s ability to bring tort claims “incident to service” is only triggered when the injury was directly caused by the servicemember’s military duties or orders; and (2) whether the court should limit or overrule Feres because its limitation on servicemembers has no basis in the Federal Tort Claims Act's text and is unworkable.
Apr 11, 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 16, 2025)Apr 17, 2025Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center, et al. filed.Apr 17, 2025Brief amicus curiae of National Veterans Legal Services Program filed.May 16, 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
May 20, 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/5/2025.
May 20, 2025Response Requested. (Due June 20, 2025)
May 22, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 20, 2025 to July 21, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.May 23, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 21, 2025.
Jul 21, 2025Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.Aug 5, 2025Reply of petitioners Kari Beck, et al. filed. (Distributed)Aug 6, 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
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Nov 24, 2025Petition DENIED. Justice Gorsuch would grant the petition for a writ of certiorari. Statement of Justice Sotomayor respecting the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) Justice Thomas, dissenting from denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)
Recommended Citation: Beck v. United States, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/beck-v-united-states/