No. 24A1272

Benito M. Valdez v. United States

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2025-06-23
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: first-amendment husher jury-selection public-trial sixth-amendment voir-dire
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the use of a white-noise machine during voir dire, without specific privacy concerns, violates a defendant's constitutional right to a public trial under the First and Sixth Amendments

Docket Entries

2025-06-24
Application (24A1272) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until August 29, 2025.
2025-06-17
Application (24A1272) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 30, 2025 to August 29, 2025, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Benito Valdez
Jaclyn S. FrankfurtPublic Defender Service for DC, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent