On the recordMarch 23, 2009
It is too late to expect that the Supreme Court will overrule Feres. The restoration of the rights conferred on service members by the Federal Tort Claims Act can only come from Congress.
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Conyers emphasizes that only Congress can restore rights to service members affected by the Feres doctrine.
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