No. 23-861October Term 2024Decided Apr 30, 2025
Nick Feliciano, Petitioner v. Department of Transportation
This case concerns whether a federal civilian employee who is also a military reservist is entitled to differential pay when called to active duty during a national emergency, regardless of whether their specific duties are directly related to that emergency.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Apr 30, 2025
- What it's about
This case concerns whether a federal civilian employee who is also a military reservist is entitled to differential pay when called to active duty during a national emergency, regardless of whether their specific duties are directly related to that emergency. The Supreme Court ruled that the statute only requires the service to occur temporally during a declared emergency, not that it be substantively connected to it.
Question presented
Is a federal civilian employee called or ordered to active duty under a provision of law during a national emergency entitled to differential pay even if the duty is not directly connected to the national emergency?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit / Decision released Apr 30, 2025
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
- Method
- Methodology
Primary materials9
Supreme Court docket 23-861
docket | Mar 30, 2026
Primary case document
Supreme Court document | Mar 30, 2026
CourtListener docket record
docket | Mar 30, 2026
Questions Presented
brief | Mar 8, 2026
Feliciano
opinion | Apr 30, 2025
opinion
opinion | Apr 30, 2025
Oral Arguments - Feliciano
audio | Dec 9, 2024
Petition
brief | Feb 8, 2024
Lower Court Orders/Opinions
order | Jan 11, 2024