No. 25-6700

Aita Gurung v. Vermont

Lower Court: Vermont
Docketed: 2026-02-03
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-rights jury-selection peremptory-challenges public-trial sixth-amendment waller-standard
Key Terms:
DueProcess FirstAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2026-02-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Sixth Amendment's public trial guarantee applies to the cause and peremptory challenges phase of jury selection or may the court exclude the public from this part of jury selection without meeting the high standard required by Waller v. Georgia, 467 U.S. 39 (1984)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Whether the Sixth Amendment’s public trial guarantee applies to the cause and peremptory challenges phase of jury selection or may the court exclude the public from this part of jury selection without meeting the high standard required by Waller v. Georgia, 467 U.S. 39 (1984)? i

Docket Entries

2026-02-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/27/2026.
2026-02-06
Waiver of Vermont of right to respond submitted.
2026-02-06
Waiver of right of respondent Vermont to respond filed.
2026-01-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 5, 2026)
2025-11-25
Application (25A609) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until January 26, 2026.
2025-11-17
Application (25A609) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 27, 2025 to January 26, 2026, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.

Attorneys

Aita Gurung
Rebecca N. TurnerOffice of the Defender General, Petitioner
Rebecca N. TurnerOffice of the Defender General, Petitioner
Vermont
Jonathan Todd RoseOffice of the Vermont Attorney General, Respondent
Jonathan Todd RoseOffice of the Vermont Attorney General, Respondent