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No. 25-7100October Term 2025Dismissed

Docket 25-7100October Term 2025 (2025–2026)

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.
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision Released
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
Primary materials5
Context reporting3