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Letters Submitted to Congress Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 530D

1979 to 2008

2009 to Present

DateTopicCase Number
(if applicable)		Court
(if applicable)
4/24/2009Witt v. Department of the Air Force527 F.3d 8069th Cir.
5/8/2009Doe v. Holder549 F.3d 8612d Cir.
8/26/2009Constitutionality of Certificates of Non-Existence of Records, 8 U.S.C. § 1360(d)  
11/17/2009United States v. Lori Drew08-582C.D. Cal.
11/17/2009United States v. Robert Solomon09-04024N.D. Iowa
12/16/2009EMILY's List v. FEC08-5422D.C. Cir.
2/18/2010Al Haramain Islamic Foundation, Inc. v. U.S. Dep't of Treasury07-1155D. Ore.
3/3/2010Boardley v. U.S. Dep't of the Interior07-1986D.D.C.
6/16/2010SpeechNow.org v. FEC08-5223; 09-5342D.C. Cir.
9/24/2010Pepper v. United States09-6822S. Ct.
11/5/2010Boardley v. U.S. Dep't of the Interior09-5176D.C. Cir.
2/23/2011Defense of Marriage Act  
3/21/2011M.B.Z., By His Parents and Guardians Ari Z. Zivotofsky, et ux. v. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State10-699S. Ct.
5/16/2011United States v. Lucio Ramirez10-12785; 10-1324911th Cir.
6/22/2011United States v. Prather69 M.J. 338C.A.A.F.
7/13/2011United States v. Scott A. Holencik10-00017C.D. Cal.
7/21/2011United States v. James Mathurin09-21075S.D. Fla.
11/15/2011United States v. Luis Mario Barajas-Alvarado10-501349th Cir.
1/19/2012In re Bellingham11-351629th Cir.
2/17/2012McLaughlin v. Panetta11-11905D. Mass.
2/24/2012Information on Defense of Marriage Act Litigation  
3/7/2012United States v. William L. Cassidy11-91D. Md.
4/27/2012United States v. Zhen Zhou Wu, et al.08:10386D. Mass.
6/19/2012Al Haramain Islamic Foundation, Inc. v. U.S. Dep't of Treasury10-350329th Cir.
1/11/2013Intercollegiate Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Copyright Royalty Board684 F.3d 1332D.C. Cir.
3/15/2013R.J. Reynolds v. Food & Drug Administration11-5332D.C. Cir.
6/12/2013United States v. Yimmi Bellaizac-Hurtado et al11-14049; 11-14227; 11-14310; 11-14311; 700 F.3d 124511th Cir.
9/27/2013Free Speech Coalition v. Holder09-4607E.D. Pa.
10/22/2013Cooper-Harris, et al. v. United States2:12-00887C.D. Cal.
7/2/2012Red Earth LLC et al. v. United States of America et al10-3165-CV, 10-3191-CV, 10-3213-CV, 657 F.3d 1382nd Cir.
10/29/2013Beer, et al. v. United States; Gettleman v. United States09-37; 11-464Fed. Cir.
12/4/2013Barker et al. v. United States12-826CFed. Cir.
12/4/2014 Ayman Latif et al. v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., et. al10-750D. Or.
3/4/2016 National Association of Manufacturers v. Securities and Exchange Commission800 F.3d 518D.C. Cir.
5/31/2016 Helman v. Department of Veterans AffairsNo. 15-3086Fed. Cir.
6/21/2016
808 F.3d 7167th Cir.
6/27/2016
No. 15-35666th Cir.
9/8/2016
 N.D. Cal.
9/26/2016
--- F. 3d ---, 2016 WL 4087943D.C. Cir.
10/24/2016
825 F.3d 1493rd Cir.
11/21/2016
No. 2:15-cv-13560E.D. Mich.
12/2/2016
825 F.3d 9919th Cir.
2/1/2017
821 F.3d 19D.C. Cir.
2/3/2017

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842 F.3d 9597th Cir.
4/13/2017

​ Constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's for-cause removal provision, 12 U.S.C. § 5491(c)(3)​

No. 15-1177D.C. Cir.
5/5/2017​ TC Reiner v. Saginaw Valley State University, et al.​No. 2:16-cv-11728E.D. Mich.
10/31/2017​ ​ United States v. James Marvin Reed​No. 15-188D.C. Cir.
11/27/2017​ ​ Keyes v. Sessions ​No. 15-cv-457, 2017 WL 4552531M.D. Pa.
11/30/2017​ Raymond J. Lucia et al. v. Securities and Exchange Commission​No. 17-130S. Ct.
12/15/2017​​ United States v. Slatten​865 F.3d 767D.C. Cir.
2/16/2018​ NJ Work Environment Council v. State Emergency Response Commission​No. 17-cv-2916D.N.J.
6/7/2018Texas v. United StatesNo. 4:18-cv-00167-0N.D. Tex.
8/6/2018March for Life v. Burwell​128 F. Supp. 3d 116 (D.D.C. 2015)D.C. Cir
2/12/2019Hechavarria v. Sessions​No. 15-cv-1058, 2018 WL 5776421W.D.N.Y.
2/12/2019Destine v. Doll​No. 17-cv-1340, 2018 WL 3584695M.D. Pa.
2/12/2019Sajous v. Decker​No. 18-cv-244, 2018 WL 2357266S.D.N.Y.
4/10/2019United States v. Jumana Nagarwala et al.​No. 17-cr-20274E.D. Mich.
4/10/2019Miller v. Barr​No. 2:17-cv-2627E.D. Pa.
4/10/2019​United States v. Solis​915 F.3d 11728th Cir.
4/12/2019Tiwari v. Shanahan​No. 17-cv-242W.D. Wash.
8/1/2019​ United States v. Villarreal Silva​No. 18-46524th Cir.
2/25/2020​ United States v. Rudolfo Gonzalez-Fierro​No. 18-216810th Cir.
6/1/2020
No. 16-14613rd Cir.
9/28/2020​ Henry Wainwright v. United States​; Attachment 1​; ​ Attachment 2​No. 19-cv-6236411th Cir.
10/30/2020​​ ​​​​ Zukerman v. United States Postal Service​; Attachment​961 F.3d 431D.C. Cir.
2/18/2021​ United States v. Miselis​; ​Attachment​972 F.3d 5184th Cir.
2/18/2021​ Morris v. Pompeo​; ​ Attachment​___F. Supp. 3d___,        No. 19-cv-569D. Nev. 2020
3/1/2021​ United States v. Wayda​; ​ Attachment​No. 20-hc-2180E.D.N.C.
3/10/2021​ Free Speech Coalition v. Attorney General​974 F.3d 4083rd Cir.
7/9/2021​ Constitutionality of the Social Security Administration's for-cause removal provision, 42 U.S.C. 902(a)(3)​  
9/22/2021United States v. Rundo;  Attachment990 F.3d 709, No 19-501899th Cir.
10/13/2021Ely v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration; AttachmentNo. 18-cv-557 D. Ariz.
10/13/2021Driggs v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration; AttachmentNo. 28-cv-3915D. Ariz.
10/13/2021Schmoll v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration; AttachmentNo. 19-cv-4542 N.D. Cal.
10/13/2021Thornton v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration; Attachment 1; Attachment 2No. 18-cv-1409 W.D. Wash.
12/20/2021City and County of San Francisco v. Garland;  AttachmentNo. 18-cv-5146 C.D. Cal.
12/20/2021State of California v. Garland;  AttachmentNo. 18-cv-5146C.D. Cal.
12/20/2021State of Oregon v. Biden;  AttachmentNo. 18-cv-1959D. Or.
12/20/2021City of Los Angeles v. Garland;  AttachmentNo. 18-cv-7347C.D. Cal.
6/6/2022Harrison v. Austin; Roe v. Austin; AttachmentsNos. 18-cv-641, 18-cv-1565E.D. Va.
10/13/2022Trafigura Trading LLC v. United States29 F.4th 2865th Cir.
11/1/2022Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 ("ATA"), Pub. L. No. 100-204, tit. X, 101 Stat. 1331, 1406(1987), codified at 22 U.S.C. §§ 5201-5203, in cases where enforcement would impermissibly impinge upon the President's exclusive Article II authorities  
3/31/2023Guffey v. Mauskopf; Attachment45 F.4th 442
Nos. 20-5183 & 20-5208		D.C. Cir
9/27/2023Abbott v. Biden; Attachment70 F. 4th 817, No. 22-403995th Cir.
12/20/2023United States v. Torres-Pavon; AttachmentNo. 22-cr-1120S.D. Tex. 2023
3/28/2024United States v. Price; AttachmentNo. 19-cr-824N.D. Ill.
4/12/2024Valancourt Books, LLC v. Garland; AttachmentNo. 21-5203D.C. Cir
6/20/2024United States v. Sweeney-Teal; AttachmentNo. 24-cr-12N.D. W. Va
6/28/2024Nuziard v. Minority Bus. Dev. Agency; AttachmentNo. 23-cv-278N.D. Tex. 
8/23/2024United States v. Lesh; Attachment

107 F.4th 1239

No. 23-1074

10th Cir. 
10/1/2024United States v. McDaniel; AttachmentNo. 22-cr-176E.D. Wis. Aug. 28, 2024
11/15/2024United States v. Connelly; AttachmentNo. 23-503125th Cir. Aug. 28, 2024
2/5/2025Lofstad v. Raimondo; AttachmentNo. 24-14203rd Cir. 
2/12/2025Restrictions on the Removal of Certain Principal Officers of the United States  
2/13/2025Restrictions on Removal of the Special Counsel, 5 U.S.C. 1211(b); Attachment 1; Attachment 2  
2/20/2025Multilayer Restrictions on the Removal of Administrative Law Judges  
2/24/2025Grant v. Zorn; Attachment107 F.4th 782, Nos. 22-3481 & 22-35918th Cir. 2024
2/24/2025Restrictions on the Removal of Members of the Federal Labor Relations Authority  
2/25/2025Restrictions on the Removal of Members of the Merit Systems Protection Board; Attachment  
3/10/2025Race and Sex-Based Preferences in USDA Emergency Relief Programs  
4/11/2025Range v. Attorney General United States; AttachmentNo. 21-28353d Cir. 2024
4/22/2025United States v. Schwarzbaum; Attachment127 F.4th 259,
No. 22-14058		11th Cir. 2025


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