No. 25-6188

Abel Vargas-Maldonado v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-11-20
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: case-law certiorari fifth-circuit judicial-precedent statutory-interpretation supreme-court-review
Latest Conference: 2026-01-09
Question Presented (from Petition)

Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?

Docket Entries

2026-01-12
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-03
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
Main Document
2025-12-03
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
2025-11-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 22, 2025)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service

Attorneys

Abel Vargas-Maldonado
Bradford Wayne Bogan — Federal Public Defender, Western District of Texas, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent