Thomas, Gorsuch Set Sights on Longstanding ‘Feres Doctrine.’ What Is It?

In a dissent Monday, Justice Clarence Thomas said the Supreme Court’s longstanding bar against tort suits from members of the military, known as the “Feres doctrine,” has no basis in law.

       

In a dissent Monday, Justice Clarence Thomas said the Supreme Court’s longstanding bar against tort suits from members of the military, known as the “Feres doctrine,” has no basis in law.