No. 24A1257

William F. Kaetz v. United States, et al.

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2025-06-20
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: federal-education-power general-welfare-clause higher-education-act separation-of-powers student-loan-bankruptcy tenth-amendment
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Is federal power over education constitutional?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the federal government possesses constitutional authority under the General Welfare Clause, Commerce Clause, or Fourteenth Amendment to regulate education and establish federal education programs, or whether such authority is reserved exclusively to the states under the Tenth Amendment

Docket Entries

2025-06-20
Application (24A1257) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until June 2, 2025.
2025-02-27
Application (24A1257) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 3, 2025 to June 2, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

United States, et al.
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
William F. Kaetz
William F. Kaetz — Petitioner