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Mitzi Baker v. Social Security Administration
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, No. 2024-2179 · judgment March 10, 2025
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Congress has enacted a statute to protect whistle blowers under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1514(a). This Court has held that an employee does not have to prove, “retaliatory intent,” in Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC, 601 U.S. 23, 28 (2024). The Question Presented is: Whether federal whistleblowers have to prove “retaliatory intent” in an Individual Right to Action, (IRA), under the Whistleblower Protection Enhance ment Act (WPEA).
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Mitzi G. Baker
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Proceedings
- Oct 06 2025Petition DENIED.
- Sep 10 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
- Sep 02 2025Waiver of right of respondent Social Security Administration to respond filed.
- Aug 06 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 10, 2025)
- Jun 04 2025Application (24A1187) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until August 7, 2025.
- May 28 2025Application (24A1187) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 8, 2025 to August 7, 2025, submitted to The Chief Justice.