Conference: 2025-01-24

90 cases — 0 granted, 90 denied/dismissed, 0 pending

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Case Title Lower Court Status Flags Tags Question Presented Score
24-304 Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, dba Labcorp v. Luke Davis, et al. Ninth Circuit Judgment Issued Amici (23)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (4) article-iii certification class-action federal-court injury-in-fact standing Whether a federal court may certify a class action when some of its members lack any Article III injury. 38.0
24-362 Curtrina Martin, Individually and as Parent and Next Friend of G. W., a Minor, et al. v. United States, et al. Eleventh Circuit Judgment Issued Amici (13)Relisted (3) federal-tort-claims-act law-enforcement-proviso negligent-act sovereign-immunity supremacy-clause wrong-house-raid 1. Whether the Constitution's Supremacy Clause bars claims under the FTCA—a federal statute enacted by Congress—when the negligent or wrongful acts of… 24.5
24-391 Felipe Petrone-Cabanas v. Arizona Arizona Denied Amici (2)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) criminal-procedure jones-v-mississippi juvenile-sentencing life-without-parole miller-v-alabama sentencing-discretion Whether juveniles may be sentenced to life without parole under a system that did not afford the sentencing court discretion to choose any lesser opti… 16.0
24-394 Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board, et al. v. Gentner Drummond, Attorney General of Oklahoma, ex rel. Oklahoma Oklahoma Judgment Issued Amici (2)Relisted (3) charter-schools educational-rights establishment-clause free-exercise-clause religious-discrimination state-action This Court has "repeatedly held that a State violates the Free Exercise Clause when it excludes religious observers from otherwise available public be… 13.5
24-452 Louis Frantzis v. Todd B. Hunter, Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs Federal Circuit Denied Amici (2) administrative-law board-of-veterans-appeals credibility-determination due-process hearing-procedure veterans-benefits "The fundamental requirement of due process is the opportunity to be heard 'at a meaningful time and in a meaningful manner.'" Mathews v. Eldridge, 42… 12.5
24-453 Emmanuel G. Louis, Jr., et al. v. Bluegreen Vacations Unlimited, Inc., et al. Eleventh Circuit Denied Amici (2) article-iii-standing contract-enforcement federal-jurisdiction judicial-review restitution void-contract Do plaintiffs who paid money under a void contract have Article III standing to challenge the enforcement of that contract and seek restitution of the… 12.5
24-578 Corey Cunningham, on Behalf of Kodi Gaines, a Minor v. Baltimore County, Maryland, et al. Maryland Denied Amici (2) None (1) Whether conduct that is sufficiently egregious to shock the conscience, in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment, necessarily is so obviously unla… 12.5
24-560 Dennis Hopkins, et al. v. Michael Watson, Mississippi Secretary of State Fifth Circuit Denied Amici (1)Relisted (2) constitutional-law eighth-amendment equal-protection felony-disenfranchisement fourteenth-amendment voting-rights 1. Mississippi's harsh and unforgiving felony disenfranchisement scheme is a national outlier. Section 241 of the Mississippi Constitution punishes ci… 12.0
24-396 St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Gentner Drummond, Attorney General of Oklahoma, ex rel. Oklahoma Oklahoma Judgment Issued Relisted (3) charter-schools establishment-clause free-exercise-clause pedagogical-choice religious-discrimination state-action 1. Whether the academic and pedagogical choices of a privately owned and run school constitute state action simply because it contracts with the state… 11.5
24-421 Cynthia Davis, Warden v. David M. Smith Sixth Circuit Denied Relisted (3) aedpa constitutional-violation due-process eyewitness-identification habeas-corpus sixth-circuit The Due Process Clause requires exclusion of police-initiated eyewitness identification testimony in exceedingly rare cases. Exclusion of such evidenc… 11.5
24-567 In Re Martin Akerman Denied appellate-review constitutional-rights due-process mandamus rule-39.8 second-amendment Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit erred in denying the petition for writ of mandamus (Case No. 24-3028) on November… 10.5
24-668 Republic of Argentina v. Attestor Master Value Fund LP, et al. Second Circuit Denied commercial-activity federal-standard foreign-sovereign-immunities-act jurisdictional-immunity property-execution state-law (1) Whether, when evaluating if property of a foreign sovereign is immune from execution under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 ("FSIA"), … 10.5
24A516 In Re Martin Akerman District of Columbia Denied administrative-discretion automated-enforcement constitutional-rights due-process fifth-amendment procedural-safeguards This case presents urgent and significant constitutional questions about the intersection of automated enforcement systems, due process, and fundament… 10.5
24-259 Eric Alan Isaacson v. Meta Platforms, Inc., fka Facebook, Inc. Ninth Circuit Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) attorney-fees class-action common-fund lodestar representative-plaintiffs settlement-funds "Since the decisions in Trustees v. Greenough, 105 U.S. 527 (1882), and Central Railroad & Banking Co. v. Pettus, 113 U.S. 116 (1885), this Court has … 9.0
24-679 GMAG, L.L.C., et al. v. Ralph S. Janvey, as Court-Appointed Receiver for The Stanford International Bank Limited Fifth Circuit Denied Response Waived civil-rights due-process equitable-claim judicial-procedure jury-finding procedural-fairness Whether a court deciding an equitable claim can disregard a jury's factual finding on a common issue without notice or an opportunity to be heard. 8.5
24-218 Damon Balar Cook v. Patrick Covello, Warden Ninth Circuit Denied Relisted (2) appellate-review certificate-of-appealability district-court-judgment due-process insufficiency-of-evidence rule-60(b)(4) 1. Whether the petitioner Damon Cook was prejudicially denied an opportunity to be heard on his insufficiency of the evidence of force claim in violat… 6.0
24A531 Zachary Thomas Horton v. Superior Court of California, Solano County, et al. California Denied Relisted (2) due-process judicial-review mandamus petition-denial pro-se state-court Question not identified. 6.0
24-456 Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al. v. Beth Bacher, Representative for Paul Bacher, Deceased, et al. Second Circuit Denied class-action-fairness-act federal-removal mass-action statutory-interpretation subject-matter-jurisdiction trial-consolidation Whether plaintiffs' intent matters in assessing if plaintiffs have "proposed" a joint trial of the claims of 100 or more persons pursuant to 28 U.S.C.… 5.5
24-565 Linnea W. v. Matthew P. New York Denied constitutional-rights counsel-representation fifth-amendment fourteenth-amendment legal-fees state-court-procedure 1. May a state court elect to contravene its own state laws, which explicitly require the award of legal fees and representation of counsel, in violat… 5.5
24-572 Reginald Pittman, By and Through His Guardian and Next Friend, Robin M. Hamilton, v. Madison County, Illinois, et al. Seventh Circuit Denied due-process evidence-exclusion fair-trial fourteenth-amendment jury-instruction pre-trial-detainee I. Did the Circuit Court improperly impair the plaintiff's due process right to a fair trial by sustaining the jury's verdict and failing to order a n… 5.5
24-583 Xunhui Cheng, et al. v. Dan Liu, et al. Fourth Circuit Denied Amici (2)Response Waived certification civil-procedure class-action equity-jurisdiction property-rights stolen-property Did the Court of Appeals err in denying plaintiffs' application to certify a conventional class action, historically existing in equity well before en… 5.5
24-299 Kent Knox Johnson v. Superior Court of California, El Dorado County, et al. Ninth Circuit Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2) attorney-misconduct due-process equal-protection jurisdiction llc-law racketeering In 2014 California implemented the Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, or RULLCA, no longer permitting professional LLCs in California. Dur… 4.0
24-445 Samuel Kinuthia Gicharu v. Antone Moniz, Superintendent, Plymouth County Correctional Facility First Circuit Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2) None 4.0
24-5339 Seth Elred Perricone v. United States Fifth Circuit Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP acquitted-conduct constitutional-rights due-process fifth-amendment sentencing-enhancement sixth-amendment Whether the Fifth and Sixth Amendments prohibit a court from basing a defendant's criminal sentence on past conduct for which a jury had acquitted the… 4.0
24-5460 Troy L. Fields v. Colorado Colorado GVR Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP armed-career-criminal-act criminal-sentencing fifth-amendment habitual-criminal prior-convictions sixth-amendment Whether Petitioner's Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights were violated when he was subjected to an increased maximum sentence based on the trial court's … 4.0
24-486 William B. Walton, et al. v. Neskowin Regional Sanitary Authority Oregon Denied Response Waived fifth-amendment just-compensation physical-occupation property-rights statute-of-limitations takings-clause Whether a Constitutional Fifth Amendment Takings Claim, based on a physical occupation, fully accrues and the statute of limitations begins to run bef… 3.5
24-574 Nikolai Belov v. East Bay Sanctuary Covenant, et al. Ninth Circuit Denied Response Waived court-procedure judicial-intervention legal-review motion-to-intervene ninth-circuit procedural-due-process This case is a continuation of the federal government's illegal practice of exerting pressure on the U.S. judiciary, which is an independent branch of… 3.5
24-586 Peyman Roshan v. Melanie J. Lawrence, et al. Ninth Circuit Denied Response Waived civil-enforcement constitutional-standing federal-courts ninth-circuit state-proceedings younger-abstention 1. At what point or points in time should federal courts analyze the factors for application of Younger abstention? There are at least six views expre… 3.5
24-588 Cyrus Mark Sanai v. Melanie J. Lawrence, et al. Ninth Circuit Denied Response Waived civil-rights constitutional-review federal-jurisdiction party-presentation state-proceedings younger-abstention 1. Does the endorsement by the Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals (among others) to raising Younger abstention sua sponte at the District Court or Court … 3.5
24-589 Allco Renewable Energy Limited, et al. v. Agency of Natural Resources, et al. Vermont Denied Response Waived administrative-enforcement civil-penalties public-utility-commission renewable-energy seventh-amendment site-preparation Whether statutory provisions that empower the Vermont Public Utility Commission (PUC) to initiate and adjudicate administrative enforcement proceeding… 3.5
24-595 William L. Harris v. City of Kent, Washington, et al. Ninth Circuit Denied Response Waived appellate-review civil-procedure constitutional-rights due-process fourth-amendment stare-decisis With clear precedents having been established by federal Appellate Courts, the U.S. Supreme Court, and the U.S. Constitution regarding when a 4th Amen… 3.5
24-608 Daniel Montes, Jr. v. Bertha A. Tibbs Fifth Circuit Denied Response Waived civil-procedure claim-assignment federal-rules jurisdiction precedent-conflict summary-judgment Whether the Fifth Circuit's decision conflicts with this Court's binding precedent in Caribbean Mills, Inc., 394 U.S. 823 (1969), footnote 9 (citation… 3.5
24-617 Joe Alter v. Donald J. Trump District of Columbia Denied Response Waived 14th-amendment election-integrity electoral-standing federal-courts insurrection-clause voter-rights 1. Whether Alter v. Trump sufficiently distinguishes itself from Trump v. Anderson such that the merits of the case should be considered by the Fede… 3.5
24-636 Jessie J. Barnes v. Donald Uhler, Superintendent, Upstate Correctional Facility, et al. Second Circuit Denied Response Waived civil-rights due-process fifth-amendment judicial-discretion jury-trial physical-restraints Whether the Deck test allows a trial judge to require a litigant to wear physical restraints during a jury trial without stating on the record the cas… 3.5
24-6128 Jonathan High v. United States Eleventh Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP circuit-split criminal-statute minor-protection sexually-explicit-conduct statutory-interpretation video-evidence Whether the Court should resolve the following question for which there is a clear circuit split: can a defendant be convicted pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §… -1.5
24-6197 Gail Manney v. United States Ninth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP bruen-standard constitutional-review criminal-statute firearm-regulation ninth-circuit second-amendment The question presented is whether the Second Amendment covers a federal firearm regulation. This Court has not yet clarified the Second Amendment's co… -1.5
24-6198 Martin Diaz-Nunez v. United States Fifth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres-precedent case-law certiorari fifth-circuit judicial-review supreme-court-review Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)? -1.5
24-6199 Leon Paul Kavis, Jr. v. United States Ninth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP appeal-consultation certificate-of-appealability constitutional-duty flores-ortega ineffective-assistance trial-counsel Could reasonable jurists debate that trial counsel's duty to consult with a defendant on whether to file an appeal pursuant Rose v. Flores-Ortega, 528… -1.5
24-6200 Carlos Guadalupe Sanchez-Felix v. United States Tenth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-law due-process fifth-amendment illegal-reentry racial-discrimination statutory-interpretation Must a court considering the reenactment of a provision that was originally adopted for a racially discriminatory purpose give meaningful consideratio… -1.5
24-6211 Roderick Wayne Bell v. United States Fifth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-rights criminal-law federal-statute gun-rights second-amendment statutory-interpretation I. Circuit Courts of Appeals applying Heller, Bruen, and Rahimi have adopted different approaches to testing 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) against Second Amen… -1.5
24-5207 E. C. v. Q. T. Texas Denied Relisted (2)IFP appellate-jurisdiction civil-liberties constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process evidence fair-trial judicial-review legal-procedure witnesses Question not identified. -4.0
24-5508 Jason J. Dominick v. Tina Walker, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Fayette Third Circuit Denied Relisted (2)IFP blood-pattern-analysis forensic-evidence ineffective-assistance prejudice-analysis strickland-standard trial-counsel 1. If Velma and the rest of the Scooby Doo Mystery Inc. Gang would expose junk science presented to the jury in order to preserve the reliability and … -4.0
24-5518 Mark E. Brown v. Unified School District No. 501 Tenth Circuit Denied Relisted (2)IFP burden-shifting-analysis civil-rights employment-discrimination retaliation section-1981 section-1983 WAS APPELLANT/PLAINTIFF REQUIRED TO FILE $1981 CLAIM OPPOSED TO $1983 CLAIM -4.0
24-5793 Derek Don Posey v. Oklahoma Oklahoma Denied IFP acquittal-standard case-law evidence-admissibility judicial-precedent procedural-review ultimate-issue WHETHER EVIDENCE FROMAPRIORPROCEEDING WHICH RESULTED INACQUITTAL SHOULD HAVEBEENDEEMED INADMISSIBLE BECAUSE THEACQUITTAL DETERMINED ANULTIMATE ISSUECO… -4.5
24-5906 John Esposito v. Shawn Emmons, Warden Georgia Denied IFP capital-punishment constitutional-review due-process habeas-corpus judicial-fact-finding jury-misconduct CAPITAL CASE After receiving the trial court's instructions not to discuss the case with anyone, one of the jurors who sentenced Mr. Esposito to deat… -4.5
24-6004 In Re Aliyah Monroe Denied IFP child-custody due-process emergency-order-of-protection jurisdiction parental-rights uniform-child-custody-jurisdiction-enforcement-act 1.) Is the Illinois trial courts judgment, dated 02/25/2022, valid, if due process, equal protection, and/or jurisdiction is absent for the duration o… -4.5
24-6025 Kecia Porter v. Jennifer Navarro, et al. Illinois Denied IFP arbitration color-of-law coram-non-judice due-process equal-protection jurisdiction 1. Whether a court, Under the Color of Law Section 242 of Title 18 violates the petitioner 14th Amendment Due Process and Equal Protections rights by … -4.5
24-6026 Ana Ortiz, aka Ana Lopez v. Circuit Court of Illinois, Lake County Illinois Denied IFP constitutional-rights due-process family-court fourteenth-amendment legal-representation sixth-amendment Does absence of the right to counsel and access to transcripts in family court proceedings—such as divorce and child custody —constitutes a violation … -4.5
24-6029 Glenna Duram v. Jeremy Howard, Warden Sixth Circuit Denied IFP appellate-review constitutional-rights due-process hearsay-evidence ineffective-assistance trial-procedure I. Whether the trial court violated Glenna Mary Duram's constitutional protections of due process by admitting unfairly prejudicial hearsay evidence f… -4.5
24-6030 Kenneth R. Talley, et al. v. Darren Horn, et al. Delaware Denied IFP constitutional-rights due-process indigent-rights judicial-authority legal-representation state-jurisdiction Does state law, Article VI, Section 14 of the Second Delaware Constitution adopted in 1792, with Article IV, Section 10 of the Delaware Constitution 1… -4.5
24-6033 Frederico Bruno v. Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al. Third Circuit Denied IFP appellate-procedure certificate-of-appealability district-court evidentiary-hearing judicial-review third-circuit 1. Whether the District Court and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals erred in refusing to issue a certificate of appealability and granting an evident… -4.5
24-6036 Antonio Medina v. Microsoft Corporation, et al. California Denied IFP circuit-split court-sealed-documents first-amendment immunity publication-rights section-230 1. Whether the split in the Circuits regarding tests to grant immunity under section 230 of title 47 of the United States Code should remain unresolve… -4.5
23-7575 Oscar Dillon, III v. United States Eighth Circuit Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP acquittal acquitted-conduct criminal-culpability double-jeopardy federal-rules-of-evidence fifth-amendment rule-404(b) trial-procedure unrelated-charges The Eighth Circuit United States Court of Appeals determined that criminal culpability derived from verdicts of aquittals are admissible in separate t… -6.0
24-6019 In Re Anthony Norman Denied Response WaivedIFP appellate-jurisdiction constitutional-rights court-obstruction federal-review judicial-misconduct mandamus-relief 1. Should the US. Supreme Court intervene in protection of itsgapellate jucisdiztion by issuing a permanent injunction against the highest courts of a… -6.5
24-6049 Mario Ray Childs v. Jeff Tanner, Warden Sixth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-rights due-process fair-trial ineffective-assistance-of-counsel jury-instructions self-defense Was Petitioner Denied His Constitutional Right To Fair Trial And The Effective Assistance Of Counsel Where A Multitude Of Inactions On The Part Of Tri… -6.5
24-6050 Lolita Barthel v. Florida Florida Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-rights due-process eighth-amendment equal-protection juvenile-offender sentence-review 1. Under the Eighth Amendment and the Equal Protection Clause, Are juvenile offenders entitled to a review of his or her sentence if they are serving … -6.5
24-6075 Lamar Williams v. Alyeska Seafoods, Inc. Alaska Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-violations fifth-amendment fourteenth-amendment fourth-amendment government-funding labor-law Question not identified. -6.5
24-6079 Lance Hullum v. Massachusetts Massachusetts Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-rights due-process evidence-standard judicial-review jury-verdict legal-prejudice Question not identified. -6.5
24-6084 Christopher Roalson v. Jon Noble, Warden Seventh Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process due-process-clause evidence-preservation forensic-evidence Whether allowing an expert witness to discuss other test results or testimonial statements if the testimonial statements were not themselves admitted … -6.5
24-6127 Jocelyn Lisa Doyle v. Department of Veterans Affairs, et al. Federal Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP administrative-law employment-discrimination judicial-review prohibited-personnel-practice reinstatement whistleblower-protection An important federal question of National Importance of whether The United States COURT OF APPEALS (COA) for the Federal Circuit. VIOLATED The Whistle… -6.5
24-6130 Eugene Johnson v. United States Fourth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP compassionate-release due-process judicial-discretion sentencing-modification statutory-interpretation trial-defects Whether a district court judge may consider due process violations, defects in the trial, and conflicts of interest from the underlying trial when dec… -6.5
24-6131 Kristopher Jacob Freda v. Oregon Oregon Denied Response WaivedIFP bureau-of-prisons compassionate-release discretionary-relief extraordinary-circumstances first-step-act sentencing-reduction 1) If the petitioner is really scared, scared, scared, scared, scared, scared, scared, scared, scared, scared, scared, scared, scared, scared, scared,… -6.5
24-6134 Joshua Idlefonso Villalobos v. Kris Mayes, Attorney General of Arizona, et al. Ninth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-review expert-evidence forensic-testimony habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance prejudice-standard Petitioner Joshua Villalobos was convicted largely on the unchallenged testimony of a medical examiner, Dr. Alex Zhang, who concluded that the victim … -6.5
24-6141 Martin Garcia v. United States Ninth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP aiding-and-abetting categorical-analysis criminal-procedure force-clause hobbs-act statutory-interpretation The first question presented is whether Circuits have failed to apply categorical analysis to aiding and abetting's distinct elements, which do not me… -6.5
24-6143 Gustavo Navaro v. United States Ninth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP aiding-and-abetting carjacking categorical-analysis criminal-procedure force-clause statutory-elements The first question presented is whether Circuits have failed to apply categorical analysis to aiding and abetting's distinct elements, which do not me… -6.5
24-6149 Michael Boyer v. United States Third Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-2119 carjacking criminal-intent intent-to-harm statutory-interpretation third-circuit 1. Did the Third Circuit err by upholding Petitioner's conviction for carjacking in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2119 when the Government failed to prove … -6.5
24-6150 Reginold Cavoy Steed v. Johnny Fitz, Warden Sixth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP brady-violation criminal-procedure electronic-docket judicial-review post-conviction presentence-report 1.) Was Te. AS840-35~-209 vinloted Yarough out the Odjudication of this Case? 2) Ts the Content of the Presentence report ascertainable, Without it b… -6.5
24-6151 James Gregory Howell, Jr. v. The Morehouse School of Medicine, Inc. Eleventh Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP americans-with-disabilities-act disability-discrimination injunctive-relief intentional-discrimination medical-education rehabilitation-act Whether, under Sec. 504 and Title III, a student with disabilities may obtain as relief an injunction permitting him to restart his medical education … -6.5
24-6154 Gary Glenn Peterson v. United States Fifth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-rights due-process fifth-amendment legal-precedent procedural-fairness sentence-reduction WHETHER the denial of petitioner's motion for reduction of sentence complies WITH THE FIFTH AMENDMENT GUARANTEE OF DUE PROCESS AND ESTABLISHED PRECEDE… -6.5
24-6156 Cenious Brewster v. United States Ninth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP criminal-appeal judicial-discretion ninth-circuit presumption-of-reasonableness sentencing-commission sentencing-guidelines Whether the Ninth Circuit erred when it created an unprecedented "presumption of reasonableness" for "Judiciary Sentencing INformation" ("JSIN") data … -6.5
24-6161 Leonard Hatten, Jr. v. United States Eighth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP co-defendant-comparison criminal-sentencing federal-sentencing-guidelines judicial-discretion reasonableness-review sentencing-disparity 1. Was the sentence of the Defendant unreasonable because it resulted in unwarranted sentencing disparities among his co-defendants? -6.5
24-6168 Jackson Peter Chiwanga v. James R. McHenry, III, Acting Attorney General Fifth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP None -6.5
24-6170 Robert E. Carter v. United States Seventh Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP circuit-split commercial-contract federal-statute fraud-inducement property-deprivation wire-fraud The Federal Appeals Courts are split on whether fraudulent inducement of a commercial contract violates the federal fraud statutes and whether depriva… -6.5
24-6179 Steven D'Agostino v. Gary A. Ashworth, Acting Secretary of the Air Force Third Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP court-of-appeals fair-labor-standards-act federal-employee-wages jurisdictional-transfer minimum-wage-calculation tucker-act 1) Did the Third Circuit err by failing to transfer the appeal to the Federal Circuit, even though the Tucker Act was irrefutably involved in the Dist… -6.5
24-6181 Richard Grier v. United States Fourth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP case-dismissal court-discretion discovery-motion guilty-plea judicial-review sentencing-error 1. DID THE (MAGISTRATE) COURT ABUSE ITS DISCRETION WHEN IT DENIED (GRIFF'S/PETITIONER'S) MOTION TO RECEIVE DISCOVERY FILES? 2. DID THE (MAGISTRATE) C… -6.5
24-6185 Warren Siepman v. United States Seventh Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP child-pornography criminal-statute digital-evidence federal-law peer-to-peer-networks transportation-of-illicit-material Whether a conviction for transportation of child pornography under 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(1), based on a defendant's use of a peer-to-peer program, requ… -6.5
24-6186 Vicente Alejo Andres, Jr. v. United States Fourth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-law cruel-and-unusual-punishment drug-trafficking firearm-possession sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation 1. When a defendant sells drugs from his house at the same time he has a firearm in his house, is that enough to prove that he possessed the firearm "… -6.5
24-6187 Joe Willie Cannon v. Michael Dehner, et al. Eighth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP appellate-review district-court factual-findings interlocutory-appeal qualified-immunity section-1983 In actions brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, it is well-established that interlocutory review of a denied motion for summary judgment can only be … -6.5
24-6188 John Earl Broomfield, Jr. v. United States Eighth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP 911-call anonymous-tip fourth-amendment law-enforcement reasonable-suspicion supreme-court-precedent Whether the 911 callers in this matter were "anonymous" callers, and, if so, was the opinion in this matter then in conflict with Florida v. J.L., 529… -6.5
24-6189 Maurice Duncan Burks v. United States Sixth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP batson-challenge due-process jury-selection peremptory-strike racial-bias voir-dire I. Whether it violates Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986), for the government to begin its voir dire by targeting a young, black woman with a deli… -6.5
24-6190 Jacobie Travinski Johnson v. United States Fifth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP administrative-interference criminal-law judicial-procedure perjury sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation Does the three-level adjustment in U.S.S.G. §2J1.3(b)(2) require more than the initial perjury to constitute a "substantial interference with the admi… -6.5
24-6192 Ladonta A. Tucker v. United States Seventh Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP criminal-statute firearm-use mandatory-minimum predicate-offense sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation Whether a person uses or carries a firearm "during and in relation to" a predicate offense anytime the firearm has "the potential to facilitate" the c… -6.5
24-6193 Ronald Robinson v. United States Eighth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP criminal-sentencing eighth-circuit rita-presumption section-3553a sentencing-guidelines substantive-unreasonableness 1. Does a presumption of reasonableness of Guidelines sentences under Rita preclude a finding of substantive unreasonableness in a maximum guideline s… -6.5
24-6196 Austen Christopher Lee Newton v. United States Ninth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP None As a matter of statutory interpretation, can courts interpret U.S.S.G. § 2KI2.1(b)(4) to exclude a scienter requirement to apply the stolen firearm gu… -6.5
24-6201 Christopher Jeorge Millican v. United States Ninth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP confrontation-clause criminal-procedure hearsay search-warrant sixth-amendment testimonial-evidence Whether the Confrontation Clause allows the admission at trial—without confrontation of the declarant—of documents created in response to a search war… -6.5
24-6204 Ronald P. Hargrave v. United States Fourth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP controlled-substance due-process fourth-circuit harmless-error prescription-error ruan-standard Can a physician be convicted of a violation of 21 U.S.C. §841, post-Ruan, when that physician's conduct in prescribing the controlled substance was bo… -6.5
24-6207 Daniel Cohen v. James Hill, Warden Ninth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-law due-process habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance mental-health-expert state-court-review I. Whether this Court should resolve the question left open in Brumfield v. Cain, 576 U.S. 305, 312 (2015): Where a state court refused funds for a me… -6.5
24-6210 Kareem Roderique v. United States Second Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP None I. UUUD THE PE.TnTflNERXMlEE.KiU> PERI CLUE'S MTORNFV PRES ENT THAT THERE. WA-5 A tIRLUIT SPLIT (IN THE A, PPL It ATI ON OF THE X NTER.PR.ETAT.IflH 0 … -6.5
24-6215 Liston Watson v. United States Sixth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP 28-usc-2255 criminal-procedure effective-assistance-of-counsel federal-conviction plea-agreement post-conviction-relief Whether the right to effective assistance of counsel attaches during a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 proceeding when counsel is communicating a plea agreement to t… -6.5
24-6225 Dennis Mischler v. Tim Hooper, Warden Fifth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-rights due-process evidentiary-hearing fifth-circuit habeas-corpus sixth-amendment Whether the Fifth Circuit deprived Mischler of Due Process of Law by failing to afford an evidentiary hearing on disputed facts when Mischler never re… -6.5