No. 25-1110
 
Title: Cathy A. Harris, Petitioner
v.
Scott Bessent, Secretary of the Treasury, et al.
Docketed: March 23, 2026
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
   Case Numbers: (25-5037, 25-5055)
   Decision Date: December 5, 2025
   Rehearing Denied: January 9, 2026
 
Proceedings and Orders
Mar 17 2026 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 22, 2026)
Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Apr 22 2026 Brief of respondents Bessent, Scott, et al. filed.
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Apr 22 2026 Brief amici curiae of Professor Nick Bednar, et al. filed.
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Apr 22 2026 Brief amici curiae of Former Board Members, et al. filed.
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Apr 22 2026 Brief amici curiae of Hawaii, et al. filed.
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Apr 22 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Government Accountability Project filed.
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Apr 22 2026 Brief amici curiae of United States Senator Chris Van Hollen, et al. filed.
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May 05 2026 Reply of petitioner Cathy Harris filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
May 12 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/28/2026.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
Neal Kumar Katyal
Counsel of Record
Milbank LLP
1101 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20005
nkatyal@milbank.com
Ph: 202-835-7505
Party name: Cathy Harris


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: Bessent, Scott, et al.


Other Attorneys
Kathryn Marshall Ali
Counsel of Record
Ali & Lockwood LLP
501 H Street NE
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20002
katie.ali@alilockwood.com
Ph: 202-651-2475
Party name: Former Board Members and General Counsel of the Merit Systems Protection Board


Gary DiBianco
Counsel of Record
Lawyers for Good Government
1319 F St NW, Ste 301, PMB387
Washington, DC 20004
gary@lawyersforgoodgovernment.org
Ph: 224-216-3885
Party name: NICK BEDNAR, VICTORIA NOURSE, AND LAWYERS DEFENDING AMERICAN DEMOCRACY


Thad McIntosh Guyer
Counsel of Record
The Government Accountability Project
1612 K Street NW, Suite 808
Washington, DC 20006
thadg@whistleblower.org
Ph: 2069541293
Party name: The Government Accountability Project


Joseph Aaron Pace
Counsel of Record
J. Pace Law PLLC
30 Wall Street 8th Floor
New York, NY 10005
jpace@jpacelaw.com
Ph: (917) 336-3948
Party name: United States Senators Chris Van Hollen, Angela Alsobrooks, Mark Warner, Tim Kaine, Richard Blumenthal, and Gary Peters


Ewan Christopher Rayner
Counsel of Record
Dept of the Attorney General, State of Hawaii
425 Queen Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
ewan.rayner@hawaii.gov
Ph: (808) 586-1360
Party name: State of Hawaii