Kevin McCarthy, et al v. Nancy Pelosi, et al

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Case Number:

20-5240

Court:

Appellate - DC Circuit

Nature of Suit:

2440 Other Civil Rights

  1. July 20, 2021

    GOP Reps. Can't Sue Pelosi Over Proxy Voting, DC Circ. Says

    The D.C. Circuit ruled Tuesday that House Republicans cannot sue Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., over proxy voting rules adopted during the pandemic, endorsing a district judge's decision that the Constitution does not allow the judiciary to settle fights over congressional rules.

  2. May 14, 2021

    Top GOP Lawyers Withdraw From House Proxy Voting Suit

    Prominent conservative attorney Charles J. Cooper and other Cooper & Kirk lawyers on Friday withdrew as counsel for House Republicans' pending appeal in a high-profile lawsuit against Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., over the constitutionality of proxy voting during the pandemic.

  3. December 23, 2020

    House Tells DC Circ. GOP Proxy Votes Undercut Policy Fight

    A recent move by two House Republicans to vote by proxy undermines a GOP-led lawsuit seeking to overturn Democratic rules allowing lawmakers to cast proxy votes for colleagues not on the floor during the coronavirus pandemic, the chamber's top attorney told the D.C. Circuit Wednesday.

  4. November 02, 2020

    DC Circ. Wary Of House GOP Suit Against Proxy Votes

    House Republicans' bid to overturn Democratic rules allowing lawmakers to cast legislative votes for up to 10 colleagues during the coronavirus pandemic appeared imperiled Monday after a D.C. Circuit panel voiced skepticism during oral arguments over the GOP lawmakers' ability to sue.

  5. September 02, 2020

    Republicans Urge DC Circ. To Ban Proxy Voting In House

    Republicans have asked the D.C. Circuit to block proxy voting in the U.S. House of Representatives and overrule a federal district judge who said congressional officials cannot be sued over internal rules.

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