No. 26-93
 
Title: John Ream, Petitioner
v.
Department of the Treasury, et al.
Docketed: July 21, 2026
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (25-3259)
   Decision Date: April 21, 2026
 
Proceedings and Orders
Jul 20 2026 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 20, 2026)
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Aug 14 2026 Brief for the Federal Respondents filed.
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Aug 19 2026 Brief amici curiae of Ohio, et al. filed.
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Aug 20 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Goldwater Institute filed.
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Aug 20 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Competitive Enterprise Institute filed.
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Aug 20 2026 Brief amicus curiae of National Taxpayers Union Foundation filed.
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Aug 20 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Center for Individual Rights filed.
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Aug 20 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Texas Public Policy Foundation filed.
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Aug 20 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.
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Aug 20 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Professor Randy E. Barnett filed.
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Aug 20 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
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Aug 20 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Manhattan Institute filed.
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Aug 20 2026 Brief amici curiae of Advancing American Freedom, et al filed.
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Sep 01 2026 Reply of John Ream submitted.
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Sep 02 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
Andrew Michael Grossman
Counsel of Record
Baker & Hostetler LLP
1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20036
AGROSSMAN@BAKERLAW.COM
Ph: 2028611697
Party name: John Ream


Attorneys for Respondents
D. John Sauer
Counsel of Record
Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001
SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV
Ph: 202-514-2217
Party name: Federal Respondents


Other Attorneys
Thomas Arthur Berry
Counsel of Record
Cato Institute
1000 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001
tberry@cato.org
Ph: 443-254-6330
Party name: Cato Institute


Frank Dawson Garrison IV
Counsel of Record
Pacific Legal Foundation
3100 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 1000
Arlington, VA 22201
FGARRISON@PACIFICLEGAL.ORG
Ph: (202) 888-6881
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation


Ondray Toney Harris
Counsel of Record
Competitive Enterprise Institute
1310 L Street NW, 7th Floor
Washington, DC 23219
ondray.harris@cei.org
Ph: (202) 331-2265
Party name: Competitive Enterprise Institute


Bradley George Hubbard
Counsel of Record
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP
2001 Ross Avenue
Suite 2100
Dallas, TX 75201
BHubbard@gibsondunn.com
Ph: 214-698-3100
Party name: Professor Randy E. Barnett


Tyler Leandro Martinez
Counsel of Record
National Taxpayers Union Foundation
122 C Street, NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20001
TMARTINEZ@NTU.ORG
Ph: 703-683-5700
Party name: National Taxpayers Union Foundation


Michael Hugh McGinley
Counsel of Record
Dechert LLP
2929 Arch Street
Cira Centre
Philadelphia, PA 19104
michael.mcginley@dechert.com
Ph: 2159942463
Party name: Center for Individual Rights


Timothy Mason Sandefur
Counsel of Record
Goldwater Institute
500 E. Coronado Road
Phoenix, AZ 85004
litigation@GOLDWATERINSTITUTE.ORG
Ph: 6024625000
Party name: Goldwater Institute


Ilya Shapiro
Counsel of Record
Manhattan Institute
52 Vanderbilt Ave.
New York, NY 10017
ishapiro@manhattan-institute.org
Ph: 212599-7000
Party name: Manhattan Institute


Mathura Jaya Sridharan
Counsel of Record
Ohio Attorney General's Office
30 E. Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Mathura.Sridharan@OhioAGO.gov
Ph: 4408216380
Party name: State of Ohio and 14 Other States


Chance Dean Weldon
Counsel of Record
Texas Public Policy Foundation
901 Congress Ave.
Austin, TX 78701
CWELDON@TEXASPOLICY.COM
Ph: 5124722700
Party name: Texas Public Policy Foundation


John Marc Wheat
Counsel of Record
Advancing American Freedom, Inc.
801 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Suite 930
Washington, DC 20004-2729
MWHEAT@ADVANCINGAMERICANFREEDOM.COM
Ph: (202) 780-4848
Party name: Advancing American Freedom