National Association of Government Employees, Inc. v. Yellen, et al

  1. October 08, 2024

    1st Circ. Warned Not To 'Speculate' In Union Debt Ceiling Suit

    A lawyer for a governmental workers' union challenging the constitutionality of the federal debt limit told a First Circuit panel on Tuesday that a January default is a virtual certainty under existing law, and urged the judges to avoid trying to predict whether President Joe Biden and a lame-duck Congress might extend the ceiling.

  2. June 21, 2024

    Union Tells 1st Circ. It's Fit To Bring Debt Cap Challenge

    A U.S. government workers' union challenging the constitutionality of the debt ceiling urged the First Circuit to ignore the Biden administration's argument that union members couldn't explain how it harms them, saying it's reasonable to expect their paychecks will be suspended when it is reimposed.

  3. May 24, 2024

    Biden Urges 1st Circ. To Find Debt Cap Challenge Moot

    The Biden administration asked the First Circuit to affirm a finding that a government workers' union lacks standing to challenge the debt ceiling's constitutionality and that its case was further rendered moot by passage of a deal to suspend the spending limit until January.

  4. October 27, 2023

    Union To Ask 1st Circ. To Revive Suit Challenging Debt Cap

    A union representing almost 75,000 federal employees intends to appeal a district judge's ruling that it lacks standing to challenge the constitutionality of the U.S. debt limit law, according to a Thursday filing.