No. 25-6514
Epifanio Leos-Morales v. United States
Key Terms:
Securities
Securities
Latest Conference:
2026-02-20
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether the prior-conviction exception from Almendarez-Torres can be squared with the text of the Sixth Amendment's Notice Clause and the historical practices it codified.
Whether, in light of the historical record, Almendarez-Torres should be overruled.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the prior-conviction exception from Almendarez-Torres can be squared with the text of the Sixth Amendment's Notice Clause and the historical practices it codified
Docket Entries
2026-01-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-16
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2026-01-16
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2026-01-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 6, 2026)
Attorneys
Epifanio Leos-Morales
Taylor Wills Edwards Brown — Federal Public Defender, N.D. Tex., Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent