Notable Cases
Court Opinions
OGC handles a wide array of legal issues. Below are a few of the notable cases in some of the areas in which OGC regularly practices.
Separation of Powers/Congressional Oversight
- House v. Mnuchin, No. 19-969 (D.D.C. 2019) (appeal pending)
- Trump v. Deutsche Bank, No. 19-3826 (S.D.N.Y. 2019) (appeal pending)
- Trump v. Mazars, No. 19-5142 (D.C. Cir. 2019)
- Bean LLC d/b/a Fusion GPS v. Defendant Bank, 291 F. Supp. 3d 34 (D.D.C. 2018)
- U.S. House of Representatives v. Burwell, 185 F. Supp. 3d 165 (D.D.C. 2015) (merits)
- U.S. House of Representatives v. Burwell, 130 F. Supp. 3d 53 (D.D.C. 2015) (standing)
- Comm. on Oversight & Gov't Reform v. Holder, 979 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C. 2013)
- Comm. on the Judiciary v. Miers, 542 F.3d 909 (D.C. Cir. 2008)
- McGrain v. Daugherty, 273 U.S. 135 (1927)
Speech or Debate Privilege
- Rangel v. Boehner, 785 F.3d 19 (D.C. Cir. 2015)
- United States v. Rayburn House Office Bldg., 497 F.3d 654 (D.C. Cir. 2007)
- MINPECO, S.A. v. Conticommodity Servs., Inc., 844 F.2d 856 (D.C. Cir. 1988)
- Hutchinson v. Proxmire, 443 U.S. 111 (1979)
- United States v. Helstoski, 442 U.S. 477 (1979)
- Eastland v. U.S. Servicemen's Fund, 421 U.S. 491 (1975)
- Doe v. McMillan, 412 U.S. 306 (1973)
- United States v. Brewster, 408 U.S. 501 (1972)
- United States v. Johnson, 383 U.S. 169 (1966)
Other Constitutional Litigation
- Barker v. Conroy, 921 F.3d 1118 (D.C. Cir. 2018)
- Kurtz v. Baker, 829 F.2d 1133 (D.C. Cir. 1987)
- Consumers Union of the U.S., Inc. v. Periodical Correspondents' Ass'n, 515 F.2d 1341 (D.C. Cir. 1975)
Amicus Briefs
OGC regularly files amicus curiae briefs on behalf of the House or Committees in cases of institutional importance to the House. Below are a few examples of such briefs.
- Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Fin. Prot. Bureau, Brief as Amicus Curiae in Support of the Judgment Below, No. 19-7 (U.S. Oct. 4, 2019)
- Sierra Club v. Trump, Brief as Amicus Curiae Supporting Respondents, No. 19A60 (U.S. July 19, 2019)
- Sierra Club v. Trump, Brief as Amicus Curiae, No. 19-16102 (9th Cir. Aug. 19, 2019) (appeal pending)
- California v. Trump, Brief as Amicus Curiae, No. 19-872 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 12, 2019) (appeal pending)
- Patchak v. Zinke, Brief as Amicus Curiae Supporting Respondents, No. 16-498 (U.S. Sept. 18, 2017)
- Moda Health Plan, Inc. v. United States, Brief as Amicus Curiae Supporting Defendant-Appellant, No. 2017-1994 (Fed. Cir. July 17, 2017)
- Land of Lincoln Mut. Health Ins. Co. v. United States, Brief as Amicus Curiae Supporting Defendant-Appellee, No. 2017-1224 (Fed. Cir. May 1, 2017)
- Sokolow v. Palestinian Liberation Org., Brief as Amicus Curiae Supporting Certiorari, No. 16-1071 (U.S. Apr. 6, 2017)