Brownback v. King
U.S. Supreme Court · decided February 25, 2021 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)
- Decided
- February 25, 2021
- Term
- October Term 2020
- Vote
- 9–0
- Majority author
- Justice Thomas
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome
- Petitioning party won
- Ideological direction
- Conservative
Opinion excerpt
(Slip Opinion) OCTOBER TERM, 2020 1 Syllabus NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co., 200 U. S. 321 , 337. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus BROWNBACK ET AL. v. KING CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT No. 19–546. Argued November 9, 2020—Decided February 25, 2021 The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) allows a plaintiff to bring certain state-law tort claims against the United States for torts committed by federal employees acting within the scope of their employment, pro- vided that the plaintiff alleges six statutory elements of an actionable claim. See 28 U. S. C. §1346 (b). Another provision, known as the judg- ment bar, provides that “[t]he judgment in an action under section 1346(b)” shall bar “any action by the claimant” involving the same sub- ject matter against the federal employee whose act gave rise to the claim. §2676. Respondent James King sued the United States under the FTCA after a violent encounter with Todd Allen and Douglas Brownback, members of a federal task force. He also sued the officers individually under the…
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