Scott Bessent, Secretary of the Treasury v. Hampton Dellinger, Special Counsel of the Office of Special Counsel
Dismissed as moot
No. 24A790·Vacatur application·Filed by the federal government·Presented to The Chief Justice·From United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
What did the Court do?
The Court dismissed the request as moot (no longer a live dispute) on March 6, 2025.
Emergency rulings are temporary and do not decide the underlying case.
Filed · Ruled · 16 days after filing
What's being asked
The federal government asks the Supreme Court to undo (vacate) a lower-court order from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The case is Scott Bessent, Secretary of the Treasury v. Hampton Dellinger, Special Counsel of the Office of Special Counsel.
What the Court did
Application (24A790) to vacate the order of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia is denied as moot.
What it means
The Court did not decide the legal question. The case continues in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Sources
Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 24A790. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.