No. 25-863

G'Ante Butler v. United States

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-20
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Response Waived Experienced Counsel
Tags: assault-definition circuit-split criminal-procedure federal-criminal-law officer-safety statutory-interpretation
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Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 111(b) is violated only by forcibly assaulting a federal officer, or may be violated by forcibly resisting, opposing, impeding, intimidating, or interfering with a federal officer without assaulting anyone.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 111(b) is violated only by forcibly assaulting a federal officer, or may be violated by forcibly resisting, opposing, impeding, intimidating, or interfering with a federal officer without assaulting anyone

Docket Entries

2026-02-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-26
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2026-01-26
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2026-01-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 19, 2026)
2025-11-19
Application (25A585) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until January 15, 2026.
2025-11-14
Application (25A585) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 16, 2025 to February 14, 2026, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.

Attorneys

G'Ante Butler
Andrew Timothy TuttArnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent