Kevin Forde served as lead counsel and argued in the Supreme Court of the United States on behalf of a class that included all members of the federal judiciary. This case was brought by the judges to challenge the constitutionality of certain Acts of Congress that withheld cost-of-living salary adjustments claimed due to the judiciary. In addition to substantial salary increases, this case produced back-pay awards totaling $10 million for federal judges and justices then in office. United States v. Will, 449 U.S. 200 (1980).
