No. 25-5469
Bryan Christopher Bell v. North Carolina
Tags: batson-challenge equal-protection gender-discrimination jury-selection postconviction-relief prosecutorial-misconduct
Latest Conference:
2026-01-09
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether this Court may review the merits of an undisputable violation of J.E.B. v. Alabama ex rel. T.B., 511 U.S. 127 (1994) where the state court applied a procedural bar that is neither independent of federal law nor adequate to bar review.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the North Carolina Supreme Court improperly barred relief in a Batson challenge involving gender-based jury discrimination
Docket Entries
2026-01-12
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-09
Reply of petitioner Bryan Christopher Bell, et al. filed. (Distributed) (Corrected brief uploaded 12/12/25)
2025-12-08
Reply of Bryan Christopher Bell, et al. submitted.
2025-11-24
Brief of respondent North Carolina in opposition filed.
2025-11-24
Brief of State of North Carolina in opposition submitted.
2025-09-25
Brief amici curiae of Duke University School of Law Center for Criminal Justice, et al. filed.
2025-09-25
Brief amici curiae of Federal Courts Scholars filed.
2025-09-25
Brief amici curiae of The Duke University School of Law Center for Criminal Justice, et al. filed.
2025-09-25
Amicus brief of The Duke University School of Law Center for Criminal Justice and Professional Responsibility and the Duke University School of Law Wilson Center for Science and Justice submitted.
2025-09-24
Brief amicus curiae of Fair and Just Prosecution filed.
2025-09-24
Amicus brief of Fair and Just Prosecution, a Project of the Tides Center submitted.
2025-09-22
Amicus brief of Emancipate NC, NC Advocates for Justice, North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers, NC State Conference of the NAACP submitted.
2025-09-19
Brief amici curiae of Emancipate NC, et al. filed.
2025-09-17
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 24, 2025.
2025-09-12
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 25, 2025 to November 24, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-09-12
Motion of State of North Carolina for an extension of time submitted.
2025-08-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 25, 2025)
2025-05-21
Application (24A1116) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until August 18, 2025.
2025-05-16
Application (24A1116) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 19, 2025 to August 18, 2025, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Attorneys
Bryan Christopher Bell, et al.
John Robert Mills — Phillips Black, Petitioner
Emancipate NC, NC Advocates for Justice, North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers, NC State Conference of the NAACP
Ian Andrew Mance — Emancipate NC, Amicus
Fair and Just Prosecution, a Project of the Tides Center
Federal Courts Scholars
Narendra Kumar Ghosh — Patterson Harkavy LLP, Amicus
State of North Carolina
Sandra Teresa Postell — North Carolina Department of Justice, Respondent
The Duke University School of Law Center for Criminal Justice and Professional Responsibility and the Duke University School of Law Wilson Center for Science and Justice
Johanna Helen Cooper Jennings — Amicus