No. 25-7051

James Paul Rogers v. Western Governors University

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2026-03-18
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: circuit-split disabled-veterans federal-benefits-programs fifth-amendment property-rights puffery-doctrine
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the "puffery " doctrine permits an institution founded by nineteen
State Governors to shield the systematic, algorithmic depletion of a disabled
veteran 's Fifth Amendment-protected property interests, where such a rule
creates an express circuit split with the Ninth, Eighth, and Eleventh Circuits
regarding the materiality of recruitment inducements in federal benefits
programs.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the puffery doctrine permits an institution founded by State Governors to shield systematic algorithmic depletion of a disabled veteran's Fifth Amendment-protected property interests, where such a rule creates an express circuit split regarding the materiality of recruitment inducements in federal benefits programs

Docket Entries

2026-04-16
Waiver of W. Governors Univ. of right to respond submitted.
2026-03-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 17, 2026)

Attorneys

James Paul Rogers
James Paul Rogers — Petitioner
W. Governors Univ.
Dylan Bradley CarpJackson Lewis P.C., Respondent