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2021 United States Supreme Court case
Brownback v. King
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 25, 2021
Full case nameBrownback v. King
Citations593 U.S. ___ (more)
Holding
A dismissal for failure to state a claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act is a judgement on the merits that triggers the FTCA's judgement bar on future actions.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Clarence Thomas · Stephen Breyer
Samuel Alito · Sonia Sotomayor
Elena Kagan · Neil Gorsuch
Brett Kavanaugh · Amy Coney Barrett
Case opinions
MajorityThomas, joined by unanimous
ConcurrenceSotomayor
Laws applied
Federal Tort Claims Act, Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6)

Brownback v. King, 593 U.S. ___ (2021), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a dismissal for failure to state a claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act is a judgment on the merits that triggers the FTCA's judgment bar on future actions.

References

  1. Brownback v. King, 593 U.S. ___ (2021)
  2. Little, Rory K. (2022). "Annual Review of the U.S. Supreme Court's Criminal Law Cases". The State of Criminal Justice: 2022. American Bar Association: Criminal Justice Section. p. 42.

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