Military Law

The Supreme Court declined to hear a widow’s wrongful‑death suit over the 2021 death of Air Force Staff Sgt. Cameron Beck, leaving intact lower‑court rulings that dismissed the case under the Feres doctrine. Justice Clarence Thomas dissented from the denial, urging the Court to revisit or overturn Feres and arguing Beck was off duty when a civilian government employee, distracted by her phone, struck him near a Missouri base; Justice Sonia Sotomayor agreed with denying review but called on Congress to address the doctrine’s harsh results.