On June 18, the Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court denied the USFSPA Litigation Support Group's (ULSG) petition to review the constitutionality of the Uniform Services Former Spouse Protection Act (USFSPA).

In February, the ULSG, representing over four dozen divorced veterans, petitioned the United States Supreme Court to overturn a lower court's earlier dismissal of the suit. This decision puts an end to the ULSG’s repeal effort through the court system.

The Supreme Court judgment mirrors a long line of previous decisions that have upheld Congress' right to legislate changes in military benefits. In the past, various groups have sued the government over laws that changed military retired pay adjustment methodology, deducted VA disability compensation from military retired pay, reduced Survivor Benefit Plan annuities, and charged military retirees fees for medical care. In each of those cases, the Supreme Court ultimately ruled (or refused to return a lower court ruling) that Congress was within its authority to legislate the changes, and that if there are inequities in the laws, the way to resolve those inequities is through further legislative action.