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United States, et al. v. Nicolas Talbott, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, No. 25-5087 · judgment June 1, 2026
(petition-stage, structural)
About 15.2× the 4.1% base rate. The model weights this up for a federal-government petitioner, counsel who has won certiorari before, and a D.C. Circuit decision below.
Question presented
Whether a Department of War policy that generally disqualifies from military service individuals who have gender dysphoria, a history of the condition, or a history of related interventions—issued by Secretary of War Hegseth in implementing Executive Order No. 14,183— violates the equal-protection component of the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
For respondent
Jonathan D. Hacker
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Case
Subject area
Civil Rights (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
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Amicus briefs
2 cert-stage
Proceedings
- Oct 01 2026Brief amici curiae of West Virginia, et al. filed.
- Oct 01 2026Brief amici curiae of Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn (USA-ret.), et al. filed.
- Sep 25 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 2, 2026.
- Sep 24 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 1, 2026 to November 2, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Aug 27 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 1, 2026)