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Nationwide Biweekly Administration, Inc., et al. v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 24-5940 · judgment November 17, 2025
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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Whether a party seeking retrospective relief under Collins v. Yellen may prove causation through circumstantial evidence—or must produce direct evidence of presidential removal intent.
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Whether the stigma-plus doctrine requires the same government actor to impose both stigma and deprivation—or permits claims when the elements are sufficiently connected.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Barbara Bison Jacobson
Bison Jacobson Law Office
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Mar 23 2026Petition DENIED.
- Mar 04 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2026.
- Feb 27 2026Waiver of right of respondent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to respond filed.
- Feb 17 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 23, 2026)