Williams, Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of California v. U — Breyer, J…

Summary

Justice Breyer, joined by Justices Scalia and Kennedy, dissenting from the denial of certiorari, urges the Court to hear a case challenging whether Congress violated the Compensation Clause by blocking automatic judicial salary adjustments mandated by the Ethics Reform Act of 1989. He argues this presents an important constitutional question distinguishing the Court’s prior decision in United States v. Will, as the Act’s adjustments were precise and designed to preserve judicial independence against inflation.