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The Cato Institute filed a brief this month urging the U.S. Supreme Court to accept Mr. Piszel's petition for review of the Federal Circuit's ruling upholding dismissal of his takings claim, and a copy of that brief is attached to this e-mail message.16-1356-0003

The Sixth Circuit rejected the government's request for additional time to entertain oral argument at the hearing in Cincinnati on Thurs., July 27.  FHFA will have 7-1/2 minutes to argue its case and Treasury will have 7-1/2 minutes, or FHFA and Treasury can decide between themselves how to divide those 15 minutes in a different way.  A copy of the Sixth Circuit's order is attached to this e-mail message.16-6680-0040