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Supreme Court Upholds Federal Anti-Discrimination Law Protecting Veterans

Supreme Court Upholds Federal Anti-Discrimination Law Protecting Veterans
Le Roy Torres pictured with his State Trooper vehicle. Courtesy of Le Roy Torres
Matthew Vadum
Matthew Vadum
6/29/2022|Updated: 6/29/2022
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Texas violated a federal anti-discrimination law protecting veterans by refusing to rehire a former state trooper after he was injured in the Iraq War while serving as a U.S. Army reservist, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5–4 decision on June 29.

The Biden administration had previously urged the court to reject the case, but switched sides during oral arguments on March 29, saying the Texas Court of Appeals erred when it struck down the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) as unconstitutional.

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