No. 20-1738

Janet L. Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, et al. v. United States House of Representatives

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2021-06-15
Status: GVR
Type: Paid
Experienced Counsel
Tags: article-iii-standing border-wall border-wall-expenditures congress congressional-standing executive-branch executive-branch-challenge mootness separation-of-powers statutory-authority
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2021-10-08
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether, pursuant to United States v. Munsingwear, Inc., 340 U.S. 36 (1950), this Court should vacate the court of appeals' judgment that a single House of Congress had Article III standing to sue the Executive Branch to challenge expenditures of funds to construct a border wall in alleged violation of statutory authority, and should remand the case with instructions to dismiss the suit as moot

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether, pursuant to United States v. Munsingwear, Inc., 340 U.S. 36 (1950), this Court should vacate the court of appeals’ judgment that a single House of Congress had Article III standing to sue the Executive Branch to challenge expenditures of funds to construct a border wall in alleged violation of statutory authority, and should remand the case with instructions to dismiss the suit as moot. (I)

Docket Entries

2021-11-15
JUDGMENT ISSUED.
2021-10-12
Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED with instructions to dismiss the case as moot. See <i>United States</i> v. <i>Munsingwear, Inc.</i>, 340 U. S. 36 (1950).
2021-09-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
2021-09-15
Reply of petitioners Janet L.Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Main DocumentCertificate of Word Count
2021-08-30
Brief of respondent United States House of Representatives in opposition filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
2021-08-06
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 30, 2021.
2021-08-05
Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 16, 2021 to August 30, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
2021-07-07
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 16, 2021.
2021-07-06
Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 15, 2021 to August 16, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
2021-06-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 15, 2021)
PetitionProof of Service

Attorneys

Janet L.Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, et al.
Brian H. Fletcher — Acting Solicitor General, Petitioner
Brian H. Fletcher — Acting Solicitor General, Petitioner
United States House of Representatives
Douglas Neal Letter — Office of General Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives, Respondent
Douglas Neal Letter — Office of General Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives, Respondent