No. 25-7100October Term 2025Dismissed
Andrew Dale Faris v. Merit Systems Protection Board
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Case status
- Current stage
- Dismissed
- Latest event
- Dismissed
- Decision timing
- No window until argument is scheduled.
- What it's about
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Question presented
Whether the Due Process Clause permits a federal agency and the Merit Systems Protection Board to enforce a last-chance agreement as a?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit / Dismissed
- Area
Dismissed Supreme Court case
Briefing
What it's about
This case asks whether the Due Process Clause lets a federal agency and the Merit Systems Protection Board enforce a "last-chance agreement" (the employment agreement at issue here). The dispute comes from the Federal Circuit, and no oral argument is scheduled yet.
Impact
If the Court takes the case, the answer could affect federal employees and agencies that rely on last-chance agreements. For example, a worker covered by such an agreement and the agency employing that worker could face different due-process rules.
What is Andrew Dale Faris v. Merit Systems Protection Board about?
It asks whether the Due Process Clause allows a federal agency and the Merit Systems Protection Board to enforce a last-chance agreement. The dispute comes from the Federal Circuit.
Who could be affected if the Court takes this case?
Federal employees who sign last-chance agreements and the agencies that use them could be affected. The case could shape how due process applies to those disputes.
What happens next in Faris v. Merit Systems Protection Board?
The justices must decide whether to grant certiorari (agree to hear the case). No oral argument is scheduled, and no decision window is available yet.
Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary materials plus reporting.
- Note
- Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Jul 23, 2026
- Method
- Methodology



