Martin v. United States

Decided June 12, 2025. Neil M. Gorsuch delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 24-362 · 605 U.S. 395 (2025) · Cited 24 times

Holding

The Supremacy Clause does not afford the United States a defense in a suit against it under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U. S. C. §2671 et seq., and the law enforcement proviso in §2680(h) of the FTCA overrides only the intentional-tort exception in that subsection, not the discretionary-function exception or other exceptions throughout §2680.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• United States v. Gaubert · 499 U.S. 315 (1991)
• Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis · 584 U.S. 497 (2018)
• Berkovitz v. United States · 486 U.S. 531 (1988)
• Hess v. United States · 361 U.S. 314 (1960)
• Jama v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · 543 U.S. 335 (2005)
• Brownback v. King · 592 U.S. 209 (2021)
• Virginia Uranium, Inc. v. Warren · 587 U.S. 761 (2019)
• Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics · 403 U.S. 388 (1971)
• Carlson v. Green · 446 U.S. 14 (1980)
• United States v. S.A. Empresa De Viacao Aerea Rio Grandense · 467 U.S. 797 (1984)
• United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
• American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant · 570 U.S. 228 (2013)
• PLIVA, Inc. v. Mensing · 564 U.S. 604 (2011)
• Millbrook v. United States · 569 U.S. 50 (2013)
• Van Buren v. United States · 593 U.S. 374 (2021)
• Johnson v. Maryland · 254 U.S. 51 (1920)
• Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas · 596 U.S. 685 (2022)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Stanley v. City of Sanford · 606 U.S. 46 (2025)

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