Jurisprudence A Strange Coalition of Justices Just Gave Wounded Veterans a Major Victory Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Chip Somodevilla/Pool/AFP via Getty Images and https://www.supremecourt.gov/. Sign up for Executive Dysfunction , a weekly newsletter that surfaces under-the-radar stories about what Trump is doing to the law—and how the law is pushing back. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Hencely v. Fluor Corporation allowing a former soldier to sue a defense contractor under state law. It was a 6–3 ruling, but probably not 6 to 3 in the way you might expect. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote for the majority, joined not only by Trump appointees Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch, but also by the three liberal justices. How this unusual coalition came together says a lot about how the remaining justices treat the federal government’s quest for unchecked foreign war powers. The Fluor Corporation is a major defense contractor. The U.S.…