No. 25-558 — Supreme Court Petition Tracker

No. 25-558

John Q. Hamm, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections v. Michael Sockwell

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit

Docketed: 2025-11-07

Status: Pending

Type: Paid

Tags: batson-challenge equitable-remedy federal-review habeas-corpus judicial-deference state-prisoner

Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus Punishment Jurisdiction

Latest Conference: 2026-02-20

Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether the Eleventh Circuit violated 28 U.S.C. §2254.

2. Whether a federal court may grant habeas relief to a guilty state prisoner upon identifying a Batson violation but without determining that "law and justice" require such relief.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Eleventh Circuit violated 28 U.S.C. §2254 and whether a federal court may grant habeas relief to a guilty state prisoner upon identifying a Batson violation without determining that 'law and justice' require such relief