Soto v. United States
U.S. Supreme Court · decided June 12, 2025 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)
- Decided
- June 12, 2025
- Term
- October Term 2024
- Vote
- 9–0
- Majority author
- Justice Thomas
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome
- Petitioning party won
- Ideological direction
- Liberal
Opinion excerpt
PRELIMINARY PRINT Volume 605 U. S. Part 2 Pages 360–375 OFFICIAL REPORTS OF THE SUPREME COURT June 12, 2025 Page Proof Pending Publication REBECCA A. WOMELDORF reporter of decisions NOTICE: This preliminary print is subject to formal revision before the bound volume is published. Users are requested to notify the Reporter of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D. C. 20543, pio@supremecourt.gov, of any typographical or other formal errors. Syllabus SOTO, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. UNITED STATES certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the federal circuit No. 24–320. Argued April 28, 2025—Decided June 12, 2025 The Barring Act, 31 U. S. C. § 3702, establishes default settlement proce- dures for claims against the Government and subjects most claims to a 6-year limitations period. However, the Act includes an exception: If “another law” confers authority to settle a claim against the Govern- ment, that law displaces the Barring Act's settlement mechanism, in- cluding its limitations period. § 3702(a). In 2002, Congress enacted a statute providing “combat-related special compensation” (CRSC) to qualifying veterans who have suffered combat-related disabilities. 10 U. S. C. § 1413a. Under federal law, retired veterans generally must waive a portion of their military retirement pay to receive Veterans Affairs (VA)…
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