Soto v. United States

Soto v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 12, 2025
Full case name	Soto v. United States
Docket no.	24-320
Citations	605 U.S. ___ (more)
Holding
The CRSC statute confers authority to settle CRSC claims and thus displaces the Barring Act's settlement procedures and limitations period.
Court membership
Chief Justice John Roberts Associate Justices Clarence Thomas · Samuel Alito Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan Neil Gorsuch · Brett Kavanaugh Amy Coney Barrett · Ketanji Brown Jackson
Case opinion
Majority	Thomas, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
31 U.S.C. § 370, 10 U.S.C. § 1413a

Soto v. United States, 605 U.S. ___ (2025), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that the combat-related special compensation (CRSC) statute, 10 U.S.C. § 1413a, confers authority to settle CRSC claims and thus displaces the Barring Act's settlement procedures and limitations period.^[1][2]

• Text of Soto v. United States, No. 24-320, 605 U.S. ___ (2025) is available from: Justia

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