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Donald J. Trump, et al. v. Hillary R. Clinton, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 22-13410, 23-10387, 23-13177, 22-14099 · judgment November 26, 2025
(as of the Nov 6 conference)
Well below the 7.8% base rate for a petition at conference, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
At filing: 1%, against the 4.1% base rate for a petition at filing
Questions presented
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Whether a President’s Article II responsibilities warrant equitable tolling of his private civil claims while in office.
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Whether a federal court may invoke its inherent authority to impose monetary sanctions on the President and his lawyers based on their advocacy of a substantial, unresolved argument that Article II responsibilities warrant equitable tolling of the President’s private civil claims during his term.
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Counsel of record
For petitioner
Richard C. Klugh Jr.
Klugh Wilson LLC
For respondent
David Evan Kendall
Williams & Connolly, LLP
Case
Subject area
Judicial Power (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Linked docket
26A134
Proceedings
- Oct 27 2026Response Requested. (Due November 27, 2026)
- Oct 21 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/6/2026.
- Oct 19 2026Waiver of right of respondent Hillary R. Clinton, et al. to respond filed.
- Oct 09 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 18, 2026)
- Aug 27 2026Application (26A134) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until October 9, 2026.
- Aug 24 2026Application (26A134) to extend further the time from September 9, 2026 to October 9, 2026, submitted to Justice Thomas.
- Jul 29 2026Application (26A134) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until September 9, 2026.
- Jul 23 2026Application (26A134) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 10, 2026 to September 9, 2026, submitted to Justice Thomas.