No. 25-5040
Nicholas Weir v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, et al.
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: citizenship conscientious-objection first-amendment military-service naturalization oath-of-allegiance
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw Immigration
AdministrativeLaw Immigration
Latest Conference:
2025-11-14
(distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Can the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) deny a naturalization application based on a modified oath of allegiance due to conscientious objection on First Amendment grounds?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
Can the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS ”) and its employees deny an application for naturalization because the applicant request a modified oath of allegiance on conscientious objection to serve in the military on First Amendment ground (self-contemplated and deeply-held belief) announced in Welsh v. United States, 398 U.S. 333 (1970)? ii
Docket Entries
2025-11-17
Petition DENIED.
2025-10-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/14/2025.
2025-10-24
Petitioner complied with order of October 6, 2025.
2025-10-06
The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Petitioner is allowed until October 27, 2025, within which to pay the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) and to submit a petition in compliance with Rule 33.1 of the Rules of this Court.
2025-08-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-07-29
Waiver of Federal Respondents of right to respond submitted.
2025-07-29
Waiver of right of respondent Federal Respondents to respond filed.
2025-05-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 6, 2025)
2025-05-14
Pursuant to Rule 34.6 and Paragraph 9 of the Guidelines for the Submission of Documents to the Supreme Court's Electronic Filing System, filings in this case should be submitted in paper form only, and should not be submitted through the Court's electronic filing system.
Attorneys
Federal Respondents
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
Moez Mansoor Kaba — Hueston Hennigan LLP, Respondent