| 25-250 |
Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al. v. V.O.S. Selections, Inc., et al. |
Federal Circuit |
2025-09-04 |
Pending |
Amici (1) |
executive-orders international-emergency-economic-powers-act nondelegation-doctrine presidential-powers statutory-interpretation tariff-authority |
1. Whether the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Pub. L. No. 95-223, Tit. II, 91 Stat. 1626, authorizes the tariffs imposed by Pres… |
| 23-624 |
United States v. Donald J. Trump |
District of Columbia |
2023-12-11 |
Pending |
Amici (2) |
constitutional-law constitutional-protection criminal-prosecution due-process executive-immunity executive-privilege impeachment impeachment-clause presidential-immunity presidential-powers |
Whether a former President is absolutely immune from federal prosecution for crimes committed while in office or is constitutionally protected from fe… |
| 22-876 |
Daniel L. Pohle v. Michael Pence, et al. |
Seventh Circuit |
2023-03-14 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
civil-rights constitutional-rights criminal-conspiracy due-process international-treaty presidential-powers supremacy-clause treaty-violation united-nations-convention |
Whether the President is bound by the Supremacy Clause to seek injunction against a state governor violating the CISG |
| 22-730 |
Michael Rop, et al. v. Federal Housing Finance Agency, et al. |
Sixth Circuit |
2023-02-06 |
Denied |
|
acting-director acting-officials appointments-clause constitutional-limits executive-power federal-housing-finance-agency presidential-powers principal-officer senate-confirmation separation-of-powers |
Whether the challenged decisions of the 'Acting' FHFA Director should be vacated because the Constitution does not permit the President to designate a… |
| 21-1206 |
John H. Page v. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States |
District of Columbia |
2022-03-03 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
civil-rights congress congressional-representation constitutional-rights district-of-columbia due-process ministerial-duty presidential-powers representation standing state-representation tenth-amendment |
Can a federal court dismiss a case based on lack of jurisdiction over relief that wasn't requested, despite it being empowered to order POTUS to corre… |
| 21-5116 |
In Re Jordan Powell |
|
2021-07-15 |
Denied |
IFP |
administrative-law civil-rights disaster-relief due-process economic-injury-disaster-loan executive-authority national-security presidential-powers small-business small-business-administration standing |
Did the United States Small Business Administration fail to complete its statutory duty by arbitrarily avoiding the issuance of an Economic Injury Dis… |
| 20-8210 |
Anthony A. Patel v. Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County, et al. |
California |
2021-06-03 |
Denied |
IFP |
civil-rights constitutional-interpretation due-process executive-authority executive-power judicial-authority judicial-independence martial-law presidential-powers separation-of-powers supreme-court-justices |
Can the Executive Branch impose martial law on courts? |
| 20-330 |
Donald J. Trump, President of the United States v. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, et al. |
Second Circuit |
2020-09-14 |
GVR |
Amici (4)Relisted (2) |
article-iii constitutional-interpretation domestic-emoluments-clause emoluments-clause foreign-emoluments-clause judicial-review presidential-immunity presidential-powers standing |
Whether plaintiffs who claim to compete with businesses in which the President of the United States has a financial interest can seek redress in an Ar… |
| 20-5275 |
Marco Manuel Torres v. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al. |
Eleventh Circuit |
2020-08-05 |
Dismissed |
Response WaivedIFP |
civil-rights constitutional-oath due-process judicial-misconduct judicial-review presidential-power presidential-powers separation-of-powers supreme-court treaty-rights |
Whether the President (Donald Trump) and the elected 9 Supreme Court Justices, with the consent of the Senate, have conspired to not faithfully execut… |
| 19-1177 |
American Institute for International Steel, Inc., et al. v. United States, et al. |
Federal Circuit |
2020-03-27 |
Denied |
Amici (3) |
article-1-section-1 article-i-section-1 constitutional-challenge delegation-of-power federal-energy-administration-v-algonquin-sng legislative-authority nondelegation-doctrine presidential-discretion presidential-powers section-232 separation-of-powers tariff-imposition tariffs trade-expansion-act trade-expansion-act-of-1962 |
Is section 232 facially unconstitutional on the ground that it lacks any boundaries that confine the President's discretion to impose tariffs on impor… |
| 18-254 |
Xiu Jian Sun v. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States |
District of Columbia |
2018-08-28 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
administrative-law biblical-reference civil-procedure civil-rights divine-revelation due-process free-speech judicial-interpretation legal-metaphor legal-parable presidential-names presidential-powers presidential-reference prophetic-message religious-freedom religious-text separation-of-church-and-state standing |
Whether the President of the United States has the authority to disregard the religious beliefs and revelations of the spiritual Adam, Xiu Jian Sun, a… |
| 18-5423 |
Seungjin Kim v. United States Customs and Border Protection |
District of Columbia |
2018-08-02 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
asylum asylum-seekers border-entry constitutional-law criminal-activity detention detention-conditions due-process equal-protection immigration-detention immigration-law presidential-authority presidential-powers visa-restrictions |
Whether inadmissible asylum-seekers who are victims of qualifying criminal activity involving U.S. citizens can be lawfully detained or denied entry u… |