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John M. Barr, et al. v. Securities and Exchange Commission

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 23-60216 · judgment August 30, 2024

Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether an agency can deny a whistleblower award by applying a new regulatory standard retroac­ tively, after the whistleblower’s claim has fully matured. \

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Sidney Michael McColloch
S. Michael McColloch, PLLC

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Subject area
Economic Activity (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
24A727

Order
Order list, October 6, 2025 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Oct 06 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 09 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  3. Jul 03 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent SEC to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. Mar 28 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 7, 2025)
    PetitionCertificate of Word CountAppendixProof of Service
  5. Mar 07 2025
    Application (24A727) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until March 28, 2025.
  6. Mar 03 2025
    Application (24A727) to extend further the time from March 13, 2025 to March 28, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.
    Written Request
  7. Jan 24 2025
    Application (24A727) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until March 13, 2025.
  8. Jan 22 2025
    Application (24A727) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 27, 2025 to March 13, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.
    Main Document