No. 25-735

Floyd D. Johnson v. United States Congress

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-22
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Amici (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: congressional-acts constitutional-challenge district-court-jurisdiction judicial-review statutory-interpretation veterans-benefits
Key Terms:
DueProcess FifthAmendment Securities JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Veterans' Judicial Review Act strip district courts of jurisdiction to hear challenges to the constitutionality of acts of Congress affecting veterans' benefits?

Question Presented (from Petition)

Did the Veterans’ Judicial Review Act strip district courts of the jurisdiction , recognized by this Court in Johnson v. Robison , 415 U.S. 361 (1974), to hear challenges to the constitutionality of acts of Congress affecting veterans’ benefits?

Docket Entries

2026-01-21
Amicus brief of THE NATIONAL VETERANS LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM, CONNECTICUT VETERANS LEGAL CENTER, AND SWORDS TO PLOWSHARES submitted.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
2026-01-21
Brief amici curiae of The National Veterans Legal Services Program, et al. filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
2026-01-21
Brief amici curiae of National Veterans Legal Services Program, et al. filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
2026-01-16
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 20, 2026.
2026-01-15
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 21, 2026 to February 20, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
2025-12-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 21, 2026)
PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
2025-11-03
Application (25A502) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until December 17, 2025.
2025-10-30
Application (25A502) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 17, 2025 to December 17, 2025, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Main DocumentLower Court Orders/OpinionsProof of Service

Attorneys

Floyd Johnson
Jeffrey Weihao Chen — Bondurant Mixson & Elmore, LLP, Petitioner
Jeffrey Weihao Chen — Bondurant Mixson & Elmore, LLP, Petitioner
Jeffrey Weihao Chen — Bondurant Mixson & Elmore, LLP, Petitioner
THE NATIONAL VETERANS LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM, CONNECTICUT VETERANS LEGAL CENTER, AND SWORDS TO PLOWSHARES
Charles Luther McCloud — Williams & Connolly LLP, Amicus
Charles Luther McCloud — Williams & Connolly LLP, Amicus
Charles Luther McCloud — Williams & Connolly LLP, Amicus
United States Congress
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent