No. 18A1276

Karen Khan v. United States

Lower Court: Federal Circuit
Docketed: 2019-06-06
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: circuit-split civil-rights equal-protection fifth-amendment money-mandating sovereign-immunity
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a civil rights statute that broadly defines 'person' to include government agencies creates a money-mandating cause of action that waives sovereign immunity for damages against the federal government

Docket Entries

2019-06-07
Application (18A1276) granted by The Chief Justice to file petition for a writ of certiorari in excess of word limits. The petition may not exceed 10,500 words.
2019-05-24
Application (18A1276) to file petition for a writ of certiorari in excess of word limits, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Karen Khan
Karen Khan — Petitioner
Karen Khan — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent