No. 25-6917

Harlan Leroy Kelly, Jr. v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-02-26
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: duren-test equal-protection jury-pool-composition jury-selection sixth-amendment systemic-exclusion
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (from Petition)

What showing is necessary under Duren v. Missouri, 489 U.S. 357 (1979) to prove that systemic exclusion of a group resulted in underrepresentation of a jury pool?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a petitioner must prove that systemic exclusion of a group resulted in underrepresentation of a jury pool under the three-part test established in Duren v. Missouri, 489 U.S. 357 (1979)

Docket Entries

2026-02-23
Motion (25M61) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal Granted.
2026-02-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2025-11-12
Motion of petitioner for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal filed.
2025-11-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 30, 2026)

Attorneys

Harlan Kelly
Steven Garyh KalarKalar Law Office, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent