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Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety Oral Argument
2022-03-29T10:00:39-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNTgxXC8yMDIyMDMyOTEwMDAyMTAxNF9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Torres v. Texas Dept. of Public Safety, concerning state sovereign immunity. Under the federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, Leroy Torres, a military veteran, sued his state-agency employer for refusing to hire him for comparable job to that which he held before being called up from the reserves. The state of Texas argued that it has immunity from the suit because Mr. Torres' employer was a state agency. The justices were to decide whether Congress' constitutional war powers make states subject to lawsuits brought by individuals.
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Torres v. Texas Dept. of Public Safety, concerning state sovereign immunity. Under the federal… read more
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Torres v. Texas Dept. of Public Safety, concerning state sovereign immunity. Under the federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, Leroy Torres, a military veteran, sued his state-agency employer for refusing to hire him for comparable job to that which he held before being called up from the reserves. The state of Texas argued that it has immunity from the suit because Mr. Torres' employer was a state agency. The justices were to decide whether Congress' constitutional war powers make states subject to lawsuits brought by individuals. close
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- Samuel A. Alito Jr. Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court
- Amy Coney Barrett Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court
- Stephen G. Breyer Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court
- Neil Gorsuch Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court
- Elena Kagan Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court
- Brett M. Kavanaugh Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court
- Christopher Michel Assistant to the Solicitor General Department of Justice->Office of the Solicitor General
- John G. Roberts Jr. Chief Justice U.S. Supreme Court
- Sonia Sotomayor Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court
- Judd Stone Solicitor General Texas->Office of the Attorney General
- Clarence Thomas Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court
- Andrew Tuff Attorney
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