Conference: 2024-11-15

83 cases — 0 granted, 83 denied/dismissed, 0 pending

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Case Title Lower Court Status Flags Tags Question Presented Score
23-1316 Doug Smith, et al. v. Richard Stillie, Jr., in His Official Capacity as Chair, Alaska Public Offices Commission, et al. Ninth Circuit Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (6) campaign-finance civil-rights compelled-speech disclosure-requirements first-amendment political-contributions 1. Does Alaska's requirement that individual donors file duplicative reports of their political contributions within 24 hours of making them—on pain o… 16.0
24-47 Return Mail, Inc. v. United States Federal Circuit Denied 35-usc-101 abstract-idea alice-corporation-v-cls-bank innovation judicial-interpretation patent patent-eligibility patent-law return-mail-inc-v-united-states-postal-service section-101 Whether the claimed invention is ineligible for patent protection under the abstract-idea exception to 35 U.S.C. §101. 10.5
24-114 Zebra Technologies Corporation v. Intellectual Tech LLC Federal Circuit Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) article-iii complex-contracts exclusionary-rights exclusive-licensee federal-circuit licensing-rights patent-infringement patent-standing standing Whether a party has Article III standing to assert a claim for patent infringement against an accused infringer who has the ability to obtain a licens… 9.0
23-1120 DaBeth Manns v. U.S. Bank, N.A., as Trustee for Banc of America Funding Corporation for Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2007-03 District of Columbia Denied Relisted (2) civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process equal-protection foreclosure-claim foreclosure-debt-claim pro-se-litigant stare-decisis Should the District of Columbia Court of Appeals decision be upheld in part or whole, reversed and/or the case remanded because the United States Cons… 6.0
23-1210 Ana Lilia Coronado Huerta v. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General Sixth Circuit Denied None 5.5
24-274 LuzMaria Arroyo v. Volvo Group North America, LLC, dba Volvo Parts North America Seventh Circuit Denied disability-rights employment-discrimination military-service reasonable-accommodation userra veterans-protection I. Whether the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit erred in in applying 38 U.S.C. § 4311 of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Ri… 5.5
24-294 Norwich Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd., et al. Federal Circuit Denied fda-approval generic-drugs hatch-waxman-act injunctive-relief patent-law statutory-interpretation Whether 35 U.S.C. § 271(e)(4)(A) requires courts to issue injunctive orders that are broader in scope than the underlying infringement, thereby delayi… 5.5
24-44 West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission v. B. P. J., By Her Next Friend and Mother, Heather Jackson, et al. Fourth Circuit Denied Amici (2)Response Waived brentwood-academy-v-tennessee-ssaa entwinement-test federal-funding legal-duties peltier-v-charter-day-school private-organization smith-v-ncaa state-actor state-actor-doctrine title-ix What are the indicia of 'state actor'? And do they include action, entwinement and controlling authority? Is private industry aggrieved by a baseless… 5.5
24M37 Deborah A. Lonzer v. Keybank National Association Ohio Presumed Complete None 5.5
24M38 Maribel Bernal v. Macy's Florida/Sedgwick CMS Florida Presumed Complete None 5.5
23-1322 James W. Tindall v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue District of Columbia Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2) administrative-record agency-record discovery judicial-precedent standard-of-review stare-decisis subject-matter-jurisdiction tax-court tax-court-review whistleblower whistleblower-claim 1.) Whether this dispute is even ripe for review by the Supreme Court of the United States ("this Court") when Respondent's agency administrative reco… 4.0
24-212 Lewis Archer v. America's First Federal Credit Union, et al. Alabama Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2) due-process equal-protection fourteenth-amendment judicial-procedure property-rights state-court-jurisdiction Does the reversal of the ORDER of Sept. 1, 2021, [without due process], that granted Lewis Archer and his family the deed to their home of 30 years vi… 4.0
24-242 In Re Peter K. Stern Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2) congressional-intent fifth-amendment judicial-bias prosecutorial-misconduct sixth-amendment subject-matter-jurisdiction 1. Whether the Petitioner prevails on his claim of want of subject matter jurisdiction on the part of the District Court for the Western District of N… 4.0
24-5160 Duane Leo Ehmer, Darryl William Thorn, and Jake Ryan v. United States Ninth Circuit Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP criminal-procedure criminal-prosecution ex-parte jury-selection jury-trial petty-offenses presley-v-georgia sixth-amendment structural-error sua-sponte (1) Whether the district court's sua sponte, ex parte, and case-specific excusal of trial jurors for cause constituted reversible structural error? (… 4.0
24-58 Lisa Gindi v. New York City Department of Education Second Circuit Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2) ada ada-violation civil-rights eeoc eeoc-retaliation employment-discrimination plain-error retaliation state-law timeliness whistleblower-protection workers-compensation workplace-harassment wrongful-termination 1. The first question presented is which court could have jurisdiction in improving laws keeping an employee from being terminated for having reported… 4.0
24-283 Oxana N. Parikh v. Anthony G. Brown, et al. Fourth Circuit Denied Response Waived civil-rights-violations in-rem-jurisdiction orphans-court preclusive-effect res-judicata standing This Petition presents three separate but related questions: 1. Whether it was error to give preclusive effect to an earlier in rem orphans' court Es… 3.5
24-313 Christine A. Arakelian v. City of Falls Church, Virginia, et al. Virginia Denied Response Waived 14th-amendment comity-doctrine due-process jurisdictional-challenge section-1983 tax-injunction-act 1. Did the Supreme Court of Virginia err as a matter of federal, constitutional law by dismissing Petitioner's appeal for failure "to timely file the … 3.5
24-314 Paul Siladi v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company Connecticut Denied Response Waived appellate-review constitutional-rights due-process foreclosure judicial-procedure procedural-due-process Whether the Connecticut Supreme Court's Order Denying Petitioner's Petition for Certification to Appeal to that Court which upheld the Connecticut Sup… 3.5
24-322 Kristin Bausch v. Jacob Frost, et al. Seventh Circuit Denied Response Waived accardi-doctrine agency-regulations appellate-procedure due-process subject-matter-jurisdiction turner-rogers-hearing The issue before this Court is whether the Seventh Circuit of the Western District of Wisconsin had subject matter jurisdiction over the case. The Pla… 3.5
24-340 Jane Doe, on Behalf of Herself and Her Minor Child, Sarah Doe v. Franklin Square Union Free School District Second Circuit Denied Response Waived bodily-autonomy experimental-treatment fundamental-rights medical-intervention public-health strict-scrutiny 1. Whether a child has a fundamental right to refuse an experimental medical intervention that places her at serious risk of harm. 2. Whether stric… 3.5
24-342 Shiva Ayyadurai v. New Jersey Democratic State Committee, et al. New Jersey Denied Response Waived ballot-access citizenship-clause equal-protection first-amendment fourteenth-amendment presidential-qualifications For the first time in the history of the United States, a State silenced a presidential candidate running for the Office whose message spoke to the in… 3.5
24-343 Robert H. Aland v. Department of the Interior, et al. Seventh Circuit Denied Response Waived administrative-law article-iii-standing declaratory-judgment-act federal-agency-appointment statutory-qualifications subject-matter-jurisdiction 1. Standing. Whether Petitioner has standing within the meaning of Article III, Sec. 2, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution to challenge a federal gover… 3.5
24-347 Argonaut-Midwest Insurance Company, dba Argo Group v. Koppers Performance Chemicals, Inc., fka Osmose Wood Preserving Co. of America, Inc., fka Osmose Wood Preserving Inc., fka Osmose, Inc. Fourth Circuit Denied Response Waived circuit-court-review complaint-allegation-rule duty-to-defend insurance-law named-insured policy-interpretation The Fourth Circuit deviated from established insurance law in Hawaii by creating a novel standard which is not accepted by any courts sitting in Hawai… 3.5
24-348 Pamela D. Sutherland v. DCC Litigation Facility, Inc. Sixth Circuit Denied Response Waived bankruptcy-settlement breast-implant-claims constitutional-rights due-process equal-protection payment-dispute Was a Jury Trial Properly Denied Petitioner, and What Could a Jury Decide? A. Did Dow pay $3.2 Billion, as it agreed to pay? B. Should Dow be discha… 3.5
24-358 Faresha Sims v. University of Maryland Medical System Corporation, et al. Fourth Circuit Denied Response Waived appellate-review civil-procedure federal-rules jury-trial seventh-amendment summary-judgment "Like the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are as binding as any statute duly enacted by Congress, and federa… 3.5
24-377 South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism v. Google LLC Fourth Circuit Denied Response Waived circuit-split federalism sovereign-immunity state-agency state-law waiver-doctrine Whether state law can limit the power of one state agency to waive the sovereign immunity of another. 3.5
24-385 Carlos A. Alonso Cano, et al. v. 245 C & C, LLC, et al. Eleventh Circuit Denied Response Waived attorney-fees canon-of-judicial-conduct fair-housing-act fraud-allegations judicial-sanctions procedural-errors 1. - Whether the CA, erred and violated the Canon 3B (6) of the Code of Conduct of U.S. Judges for not ordering the DC, to investigate the fraud upon … 3.5
24-412 George Kralik v. New York City Department of Housing Preservation & Development, et al. New York Denied Response Waived administrative-law administrative-procedure agency-action due-process statutory-interpretation tenant-rights 1. Should an administrative agency's refusal to act on a tenant's succession application for many years and its failure to give the tenant a hearing o… 3.5
24-447 Mei Wong, et al. v. Shemia Fagan, et al. Ninth Circuit Denied Response Waived due-process election-fraud election-integrity equal-protection judicial-review sovereign-immunity 1) This petition presents related issues of Exceptional Importance to the American Public, due process, election integrity, discrimination, and the in… 3.5
24-455 Nnabugwu Eze v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Fourth Circuit Denied Response Waived business-expenses cohen-rule notice-of-deficiency record-keeping statutory-interpretation tax-jurisdiction 1. Whether the Court erred in not dismissing the case for lack of jurisdiction on the ground that no notice of deficiency was issued to petitioner wit… 3.5
24-5218 Martin Akerman v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Seventh Circuit Dismissed Relisted (3)IFP civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-law due-process financial-disadvantage first-amendment indigence judicial-review standing Question not identified. 1.5
24-5763 David Earl Boyd v. United States Fifth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP child-pornography commerce-clause congressional-power federal-prosecution interstate-commerce statutory-interpretation L. Whether 18 U.S.C. §§ 2251 and 2252A exceed Congressional commerce authority in authorizing conviction based only upon proof that materials — such a… -1.5
24-5777 Daniel Loren Jenkins v. Erin Reyes, Superintendent, Two Rivers Correctional Institution Ninth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP attorney-client-privilege confidentiality constitutional-rights criminal-procedure effective-assistance-of-counsel sixth-amendment Does clearly established Supreme Court precedent establish that defense counsel renders ineffective assistance of counsel by disclosing information pr… -1.5
24-5783 Genaro Alberto Nunez Ugarte v. United States Fifth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP case-law certiorari constitutional-interpretation judicial-precedent legal-standard supreme-court-review Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)? -1.5
24-5382 Michael Dale Iervolino v. Alabama Alabama Denied Relisted (3)IFP capital-case change-of-venue constitutional-rights due-process fair-trial media-prejudice In this capital case, where the victim wa s the son of the District Attorney and the case generated highly prejudicial me dia coverage across a small … -3.5
24-5148 Alexander Harvin v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., et al. Eleventh Circuit Denied Relisted (2)IFP access-to-courts assignment-of-security-deed civil-rights-violation due-process equal-protection foreclosure-challenge pro-se-litigation res-judicata standing 1. The first question presented is could the Petitioner have raised the issue of wrongful / illegal foreclosure in the 2014 court proceedings? 2. The… -4.0
24-5076 Chi Meng Yang v. United States Ninth Circuit Denied IFP 18-U.S.C.-666 bribery certiorari-review federal-state-cooperation harmless-error joint-operations public-authority-defense statutory-interpretation United-States-v.-Snyder Whether this court should Grant certiorari, vacate and remand, because the Ninth Circuit's harmless error holding was based on an interpretation of br… -4.5
24-5092 Moises Orlando Zelaya-Veliz, Jose Eliezar Molina-Veliz, Luis Alberto Gonzales, Gilberto Morales, and Jonathan Rafael Zelaya-Veliz v. United States Fourth Circuit Denied IFP digital-privacy facebook-data fourth-amendment government-scrutiny probable-cause search-and-seizure search-warrant social-media temporal-limitation warrant 1. Does the Fourth Amendment prohibit the issuance of apparent "all-data" warrants for Facebook accounts without any temporal limitation whatsoever, w… -4.5
24-5107 Myron Motley v. United States Ninth Circuit Denied IFP 4th-amendment fourth-amendment jurisdictional-split law-enforcement medical-records prescription-data prescription-drugs privacy privacy-expectation search-and-seizure Whether patients hold a reasonable expectation of privacy under the Fourth Amendment in prescription medication records, which can reveal a wealth of … -4.5
24-5326 Thomas E. Knuff, Jr. v. Ohio Ohio Denied IFP capital-defendant criminal-acts due-process improper-joinder jury-verdict prosecutorial-misconduct 1) Does the admission of improper and prejudicial evidence of other criminal acts by way of improper joinder violate a capital defendant's right to du… -4.5
24-5525 Walter L. Allen v. Civil Rights Coordinator, et al. Second Circuit Denied IFP constitutional-law statutory-interpretation Question not identified. -4.5
24-5539 Muna Malvin Whitfield v. Fredericka F. Whitfield, et al. District of Columbia Denied IFP due-process estate-litigation fiduciary-duty personal-jurisdiction statute-of-limitations subject-matter-jurisdiction I. Whether the Appellate Court Overlooked or Misapprehended Critical Factual Allegations and Evidence Presented in Exhibits AI, A2, Bl, B2, 0 and L, R… -4.5
24-5542 Timothy Allen Honea v. Fred Webb, et al. Fourth Circuit Denied IFP appellate-review court-jurisdiction judicial-procedure legal-documents service-of-process writ-of-certiorari Are public Defenders Fred Webb, Bob Boykin and Robert Sharpe, People Act Mg under color of law? Was Superior Court Judge C. Winston McNeest out of hi… -4.5
24-5551 Samuel Arnold v. Georgia Georgia Denied IFP constitutional-rights habeas-corpus legal-representation prisoner-rights pro-se procedural-error Question not identified. -4.5
24-5552 Roy Dean Harjo v. Oklahoma Oklahoma Denied IFP court-review evidence-distortion jurisdiction legal-standing petition-claims procedural-irregularity $/ Ldi)£-/iif.b-tli£ Pe>th\JAto}n* Cou/jf? Jld £ov2h£ \<}hf BuHioh'/i 1/ ot Jiih'Sd JcHarJ ioPtb>£f.C»t? ' hftit'iVL HYnzViCudS^ ■ , j t A'S.Vu/V diSZ… -4.5
24-5554 Harry Lee Goldsboro v. Florida Florida Denied IFP constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process ineffective-counsel judicial-review procedural-error Question not identified. -4.5
24-5563 Eloy Vela, Jr. v. Texas Texas Denied IFP 14th-amendment due-process equal-protection mitigating-factors newly-discovered-evidence post-conviction 1. Whether newly discovered evidence containing both mitigating and aggravating factors can be simply concluded in state post-conviction proceedings… -4.5
24-5567 David Lee Smith v. North Carolina North Carolina Dismissed IFP constitutional-act criminal-statutes due-process general-assembly repeat-offenders state-court-jurisdiction IS T_T A FACJLfi LLV UkICaN STXTCJTXUMAL ACT DF THB. M. L * ASSEAft&LV TO ASS'EAARLF f£-T) ZlKXAAXMrtL STATUSES XklTO M,C G*jS* /lI-7 . / FZ3£ STATE:… -4.5
24-5569 Barbara Martin v. New Jersey New Jersey Denied IFP None Question not identified. -4.5
24-5571 Bakari Abdul Brown v. Bobby Lumpkin, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division Fifth Circuit Denied IFP appellate-review circuit-split criminal-procedure felony-conviction ineffective-assistance stipulation In proving felon status, is there a conflict between appellate courts where one court holds that trial counsel is not ineffective for offering a stipu… -4.5
24-5575 Elton Whittle v. Ohio Ohio Denied IFP None The F ourth Amendment provides that "no W arrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing … -4.5
24-5585 Harry Sharod James-El v. Eddie M. Buffaloe, Jr., Secretary, North Carolina Department of Public Safety Fourth Circuit Denied IFP None _ _ , ,, — c w\ncK Aeof vVtti ° V^S L\b«^\y il_S> Pe^Vow ^5a^eS- E\ tV^ ""m' two LtWA CfiBe.1 OuVaoirA •A? 3>«^ deWo^ L'W^aSToW^ °* " Hoor\sV> Rroeri… -4.5
24-5587 Clayton Cornelius Reynolds v. Texas Texas Denied IFP constitutional-review criminal-procedure habeas-corpus ninth-circuit post-conviction-relief state-court-review 1) Did the Court of Appeals error, lou Albuns eco hosel tole an A Sees eak€ chen there wAS an bbuious Tresecuel Arcealable icsue. 2.) Teal founels tu… -4.5
24-5590 Benjamin Boston v. Melody Maddox, Sheriff Georgia Denied IFP None Question not identified. -4.5
24-5593 Otis Brandon v. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, et al. Fourth Circuit Denied IFP drug-labeling fda-citations judicial-review medical-liability mental-capacity pharmaceutical-misconduct 1) Did the lower courts fail to consider numerous ca.ses alleged agianst the parmaceutical company Janssen and Johnson & Johnson for misrepresentati… -4.5
24-5598 Robert Norman Smithback v. Texas Texas Dismissed IFP None i, JIdXtr Tk Tetas 'Has \XjortJeJ. or fogj- ~ Coh]/](Jnon UmM y\ecUon Dug- KocffS .Riglis tinier TjU | rwAol/He^Tp 0T jm Llni'leJl Jmies Cons4 iTu-hIV… -4.5
24-5605 In Re Shannon Clark Denied IFP all-writs-act constitutional-interpretation equitable-remedy federal-court-procedure judicial-power mandamus Pursuant to Article III, § 2 of the United States Constitution and Fed. R. Civ. P. 79(a)(1)(A), does not The All Writs Act (28 USCS § 1651(a)) invests… -4.5
24-5801 In Re Frank Edwin Pate Denied IFP constitutional-rights due-process federal-courts habeas-corpus judicial-procedure search-warrant Can lower courts, delay and deny access to Habeas Corpus, and maintain Constitutional adherence's to such right?1) Can a Person break Federal law, w… -4.5
24-5811 In Re Jeremy Edwards Denied IFP amendment-rights constitutional-violation due-process federal-preemption liberty-interest state-jurisdiction 1. Why am I Petitioning The U.S. Supreme Court? 2. Why I didn't exhaust state court remedies? 3. Why I didn't file in The U.S.District Court? 4. Wh… -4.5
24-5818 In Re Lemerick Christopher Denied IFP 13th-amendment 14th-amendment constitutional-rights due-process federal-status state-jurisdiction 1. Why am I Petitioning The U.S. Supreme Court? 2. Why I didn't exhaust state court remedies? 3. Why I didn't file in The U.S.District Court? 4. Wh… -4.5
24-5821 In Re Gregory K. Clinton Denied IFP None Question not identified. -4.5
24-5826 In Re Daniel Laurel Denied IFP article-iii-jurisdiction constitutional-violations criminal-procedure due-process habeas-corpus judicial-standing 1) Can lower courts, delay and deny access to Habeas Corpus, and maintain Constitutional adherence? 2) Can a District court proceed with a "case " ag… -4.5
23-7484 Lorenzo M. Wilson, et ux. v. Ford Motor Company, et al. Alabama Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP arbitration civil-procedure constitutional-requirement due-process finding-of-fact finding-of-law findings-of-fact findings-of-law motion-to-compel trial-court DOES THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION REQUIRE THE TRIAL COURT TO MAKE A FINDING OF FACT AND LAW IN THE GRANTING OR DENYING A MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATIO… -6.0
24-5177 Margaret M. Reed v. Department of Veterans Affairs Federal Circuit Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP administrative-procedure agency-policy civil-rights due-process federal-code-of-ethics federal-ethics personnel-actions retaliation whistleblower-protection Under the Whistleblower Protection Act, does an HR specialist who, after reporting her coworker and first level supervisor for harassment, engage in p… -6.0
24-5711 Jesse Regalado v. Town of Trion, Georgia, et al. Eleventh Circuit Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP contract-rights copyright-law eminent-domain federal-rules governmental-immunity judicial-procedure Does FR 60(b)! and FR 60(d)(3) protect petitioners from judgments that are fraudulent and filled with mistakes? 2. Does "copyright inhere in authorsh… -6.0
24-5627 Ava Electris Cannie v. Jacksonville Golf & Country Club Property Owners Association, Inc., et al. Eleventh Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP board-governance constitutional-compliance homeowners-association property-rights resident-protection state-regulation 1. Public Interest. Should a Homeowners Association- Property Owners Association be regulated quarterly by the State Government like a Condo Owners As… -6.5
24-5633 Aaron Abadi v. Target Corporation Third Circuit Dismissed Response WaivedIFP americans-with-disabilities-act cdc-guidance covid-19-pandemic direct-threat individualized-assessment public-accommodation In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, government agencies and private corporations implemented mask mandates in public accommodations, following CDC g… -6.5
24-5654 Vincent L. Hepburn v. United States Tenth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP damages-claim establishment-clause federal-tort-claims-act first-amendment official-capacity religious-freedom 1. Where federal employees acting in their official capacity violate 76 OK Stat § 1 and the First Amendment's Establishment Clause by harming Mr. Hepb… -6.5
24-5741 Wanda Nelson v. Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office, et al. California Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-rights due-process equal-protection governmental-immunity law-enforcement racial-discrimination 1) Whether Government Code §821.6, as written, is a violation of Petitioner's right to Equal Protection under the United States Constitution, the Cali… -6.5
24-5748 LaVanzel Kerr v. United States Fifth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP affirmative-defense constitutional-challenge criminal-procedure firearms-statute sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation L. May a district court apply a U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(6) enhancement without resolving a defendant's affirmative defense claim? II. Is 18 U.S.C. § 922(… -6.5
24-5750 Jeremy James Dalton v. United States Sixth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP None (1) Did the Writ of Certiorari of Kelucagin GNSTME AK -Soneoeng" of Loipeser Reubywle the MPPEAWAUT of Any uiaTiong? -6.5
24-5757 Damian Cortez v. United States First Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP circuit-split fourth-amendment franks-hearing offer-of-proof probable-cause search-warrant 1. Whether this Petition Should Be Granted to Resolve a Conflict Between the Decision Below and Decisions of the Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits tha… -6.5
24-5761 Jamie Christopher Henderson v. United States Fourth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP corroboration criminal-charge drug-trafficking-conspiracy independent-evidence law-enforcement-statement search-warrant Did the Government prove a drug trafficking conspiracy where the evidence the Government offered to corroborate the defendant's statement to law enfor… -6.5
24-5762 Angel Ayala-Vazquez v. United States First Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP appellate-review concepcion-precedent first-step-act sentence-reduction sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation I. Whether the First Circuit 's refusal to grant a sentence reduction under the First Step Act, despite intervening changes in sentencing law, conf… -6.5
24-5765 Robert Lance Walker v. United States Eighth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP appellate-review court-of-appeals evidence-sufficiency judicial-interpretation legal-precedent standard-of-review Whether the court of appeals misapplied well established precedent when determining sufficiency of the evidence presented. -6.5
24-5766 Gilberto Nicolas Campos v. United States Ninth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-law equal-protection immigration-law legislative-intent racial-discrimination statutory-interpretation The government prosecuted Gilberto Campos under a statute with undisputed racist origins. Congress criminalized illegal reentry into the United States… -6.5
24-5767 Edgar Hernandez Lemus, aka Edgar Hernanez Lemus, and Junior Almendarez Martinez v. United States Ninth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP criminal-intent felony-proceeds interstate-commerce mens-rea ransom-demand statutory-interpretation "Coyotes" (smugglers) in Mexico duped "pollos" (would-be migrants to the United States) into believing they would be snuck across the border for a neg… -6.5
24-5778 Akmal Narzikulov v. United States Second Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP due-process fifth-amendment jury-reliability perjury reasonable-doubt witness-testimony Whether one or more of the Government's witnesses committed perjury during the trial of the Petitioner that was so inherently contradictory and unreli… -6.5
24-5790 Inmer Isai Mayorga-Jacinto v. United States Ninth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-law equal-protection immigration-law legislative-intent racial-discrimination statutory-interpretation Whether a legislature can cleanse the taint of a racially discriminatory law by silent reenactment or amendment when the law was originally adopted fo… -6.5
24-5792 Mark A. Whitworth v. United States Eighth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP criminal-procedure for-cause-strike judicial-discretion jury-selection trial-fairness venireperson-bias Should a criminal defendant be required to prove prejudice when a federal district court erroneously strikes a potential juror for cause based on her … -6.5
24-5795 Carl Langston v. United States First Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-rights criminal-law felon-in-possession firearm-possession second-amendment statutory-interpretation Whether the Petitioner's conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violates the Second Amendment where th… -6.5
24-5800 Sherman Brown v. Kevin McCoy, Warden Fourth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-claim dna-evidence gateway-innocence habeas-corpus reasonable-doubt scientific-testimony In Schlup v. Delo, 513 U.S. 298 (1995), this Court recognized and endorsed a miscarriage of justice exception to the general principle that defaulted … -6.5
24-5833 Douglas Fauconier v. Virginia Fourth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP due-process equal-protection fourteenth-amendment parole-eligibility section-1983 strict-scrutiny A. Did the substantive component of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments ' Due Process Clauses require the United States Court of Appeals for the Four… -6.5