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William King, Individually and on Behalf of Others Similarly Situated as a Class, et al. v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, No. 2023-1956 · judgment August 18, 2025
Certiorari denied · June 1, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
PHILLIP SPECTOR MESSING & SPECTOR LLP 145 West Ostend Street Suite 600 Baltimore, MD 21230 (202) 277-8173 ps@messingspector.com Counsel for Petitioners
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Noah A. Messing
Messing & Spector LLP
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Proceedings
- Jun 01 2026Petition DENIED.
- May 12 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/28/2026.
- May 06 2026Reply of petitioners William King, et al. filed.
- Apr 22 2026Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
- Mar 23 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 22, 2026.
- Mar 19 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 23, 2026 to April 22, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Feb 19 2026Brief amicus curiae of Pension Rights Center filed.
- Feb 19 2026Brief amicus curiae of Professor Steven L. Schooner filed.
- Feb 19 2026Brief amicus curiae of Anita Gagliardi filed.
- Feb 19 2026Brief amicus curiae of Professor Samantha J. Prince filed.
- Feb 19 2026Brief amici curiae of Professor Richard Epstein, et al. filed.
- Feb 17 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 23, 2026.
- Feb 13 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 19, 2026 to March 23, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Jan 15 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 19, 2026)
- Nov 04 2025Application (25A507) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until January 15, 2026.
- Oct 31 2025Application (25A507) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 16, 2025 to January 15, 2026, submitted to The Chief Justice.