No. 23-566

Thomas Massie, Individually and in His Official Capacity as a Member of the United States House of Representatives, et al. v. Mike Johnson, in His Official Capacity as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, et al.

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2023-11-27
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: article-i article-i-sections-6-and-7 article-one-provisions congressional-compensation congressional-immunity constitutional-interpretation legislative-procedure pay-claims speech-or-debate speech-or-debate-immunity twenty-seventh-amendment
Latest Conference: 2024-02-16
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether Speech or Debate immunity
precludes any and all claims by a Member of Congress
against congressional administrative officials who
administer pay, where such claims are pay claims?

2. Whether reductions of Members'
compensation violate the Twenty-Seventh
Amendment, where such reductions occur pursuant to
rules that were enacted in the same session, and
without an intervening election?

3. Whether Article I, §§ 6 and 7 are violated
where the compensation of Members of Congress is
reduced pursuant to a House Rule, rather than
through laws duly enacted and presented to the
President?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Speech or Debate immunity precludes claims against congressional officials over pay

Docket Entries

2024-02-20
Petition DENIED.
2024-01-11
2024-01-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
2023-12-21
Brief of respondents Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, In His Official Capacity, et al. in opposition filed.
2023-11-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 27, 2023)
2023-09-01
Application (23A190) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until November 21, 2023.
2023-08-21
Application (23A190) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 28, 2023 to November 21, 2023, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Hon. Thomas Massie, et al.
Thomas B. BrunsBruns, Connell, Vollmar & Armstrong, LLC, Petitioner
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, In His Official Capacity, et al.
Matthew B. BerryOffice of General Counsel, Respondent