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Edward Alexander Lapotsky v. Daniel P. Driscoll, Secretary of the Army

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, No. 23-5266 · judgment January 13, 2025


Certiorari denied · June 8, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

Question presented

Whether the rule of law, involving the national sovereignty of a foreign country, an international treaty, and a United States congressional statute, violated by United States military and civilian authorities makes the respondent responsible and liable for such egregious action that results in the unlawful denial of United States employment and national origin discrimination of an American citizen.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Edward Alexander Lapotsky

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jun 08 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. May 19 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/4/2026.
  3. May 12 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent Driscoll, Daniel to respond filed.
  4. Apr 09 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 21, 2026)