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Divergent views on text and history as justices ponder war powers and sovereign immunity

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The case was brought by a military veteran against his state-agency employer under the federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994. The department responded that as a state agency, it was immune from suit, and a Texas court agreed and dismissed the suit.

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The court’s latest dive into state sovereign immunity pits military veterans against state agencies

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Texas Department of Public Safety , to be argued on Tuesday, the Supreme Court will decide whether a private individual can sue his state-agency employer for violating the federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994. The department responded by arguing that, as a state agency, it was immune from suit.

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