Conference: 2025-05-22

75 cases — 1 granted, 73 denied/dismissed, 1 pending

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Case Title Lower Court Status Flags Tags Question Presented Score
24-410 L. M., a Minor, By and Through His Father and Stepmother and Natural Guardians, Christopher and Susan Morrison v. Town of Middleborough, Massachusetts, et al. First Circuit Denied Amici (13)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (12) first-amendment ideological-speech personal-identity school-censorship student-speech tinker-standard L.M. is a student whose public school promoted the viewpoint that sex and gender are limitless, based on personal identity, and have no biological fou… 32.0
24-556 Joe Fernandez v. United States Second Circuit Granted Amici (9)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (3) circuit-split compassionate-release extraordinary-reasons judicial-discretion sentence-reduction statutory-interpretation Whether the Second Circuit erred in recognizing extra-textual limitations on what information a court may consider when determining whether there exis… 23.5
24-616 Officer Benjamin M. Bauer v. Ethan Daniel Marks Eighth Circuit GVR Amici (3)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (3) fourth-amendment law-enforcement medical-evacuation protest seizure use-of-force During an emergency medical evacuation amidst a large, violent protest that had become a riot, a six-foot, two-hundred pound man assaulted an officer … 12.5
24-874 Douglas A. Kelley, in His Capacity as the Trustee of the BMO Litigation Trust v. BMO Harris Bank National Association, as Successor to M&I Marshall and Ilsley Bank Eighth Circuit Denied Amici (2) bankruptcy-code eighth-circuit-ruling federal-bankruptcy-policy in-pari-delicto receiver-claims state-law-interpretation Whether the Eighth Circuit should have certified the controlling question of Minnesota law to the Minnesota Supreme Court, rather than fashion a novel… 12.5
24-865 Joseph A. Fortin v. Leland Dudek, Acting Commissioner of Social Security Sixth Circuit Denied Amici (1) None 11.5
24-902 Ruel M. Hamilton v. United States Fifth Circuit Denied appellate-review burden-of-proof constitutional-law criminal-procedure double-jeopardy jury-verdict In Ashe v. Swenson, this Court recognized that the Double Jeopardy Clause precludes relitigation of facts found by a jury. 397 U.S. 436 (1970). What, … 10.5
24-868 The Art and Antique Dealers League of America, Inc., et al. v. Amanda Lefton, in Her Official Capacity as the Acting Commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, et al. Second Circuit Denied Amici (1) administrative-exception endangered-species-act federal-regulation ivory-trade preemption state-law Whether the ESA's preemption provision protects all activities enjoying an exception under the ESA, even if self-executing, or instead only those acti… 6.5
24-205 Michael Alan Weiss, as Executor of Estate of Jane L. Marsh v. Peggy Pei Lin, et al. Ninth Circuit Denied Relisted (2) 9th-circuit constitutional-procedure due-process federal-appellate-procedure judicial-misconduct property-rights (a) Has the 9th Circuit panel, and/or its clerk and staff attorney, used procedural or substantive springes unconstitutional under the 5th Amendment D… 6.0
24-717 In Re Jona B Denied Relisted (2) child-welfare civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process school-district sovereign-immunity What made the school, School District, School Board, magistrate Court, CYS, Cops misuse their power to cite & file cases unlawfully & unconstitutional… 6.0
24-763 In Re Bo Zou Denied Relisted (2) appellate-review conflict-of-interest court-jurisdiction judicial-recusal legal-ethics procedural-irregularity 1. Whether district judge John D. Russell may hear his Client's Case after he left his former law firm only one month. 2. Whether the panel of the Te… 6.0
24-1002 Steven C. Fustolo v. The Patriot Group, LLC Massachusetts Denied automatic-stay bankruptcy-procedure bankruptcy-stay judicial-enforcement legal-remedy state-court-injunction Does an automatic stay in bankruptcy prevent a state from enforcing a pre-stay state court injunction against a bankruptcy petitioner during the perio… 5.5
24-1005 Nathan Young v. Burton W. Wiand, As Receiver for Oasis International Group Ltd., Oasis Management, LLC and Satellite Holdings Company Ninth Circuit Denied jurisdiction non-party personal-communications receiver standing subpoena Both Petitioner and the LLC of which he is sole member are non-parties to a federal-receivership case in a sister State. Respondent Receiver served a … 5.5
24-1006 Lisa Antoine v. Oxmoor Preservation/One, LLC Alabama Denied 14th-amendment due-process equal-protection property-rights state-law water-drainage Does the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution allow the State of Alabama to deny Lisa Antoine equal protection under the law and due proce… 5.5
24-1008 Justicia Rizzo v. Douglas A. Collins, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Sixth Circuit Denied civil-procedure court-jurisdiction default-judgment federal-rules judicial-discretion service-of-process 1. Whether the Petitioner, JUSTICIA RIZZO is entitled to Default Judgement. 2. Whether Eastern District Court Judge, David L. Bunning abused discreti… 5.5
24-1012 Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company v. Martin J. O’Leary, et al. Montana Denied choice-of-law legal-malpractice multi-jurisdictional-practice personal-jurisdiction professional-liability specific-jurisdiction Is a lawyer with a multi-jurisdictional law practice subject to specific personal jurisdiction for a legal malpractice claim in a state where the lawy… 5.5
24-1014 Pedro Ortiz Romero v. Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority, et al. First Circuit Denied age-discrimination burden-of-proof disparate-impact eeoc-regulation employment-law reasonable-factors The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) prohibits employment practices that have an unjustified disparate impact on older workers, Smith v. Ci… 5.5
24-1019 Kurt Kanam v. Doug Burgum, Secretary of the Interior, et al. District of Columbia Denied administrative-law declaratory-relief federal-indian-law injunctive-relief mandamus tribal-recognition This case concerns whether the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act ("List Act") of 1994, still has judiciary branch tribal recognition or wheth… 5.5
24-866 Converter Manufacturing, LLC v. Tekni-Plex, Inc. Federal Circuit Denied administrative-law burden-of-proof patent-enablement patent-validity prior-art statutory-interpretation 1. Whether the patent challenger always has the burden of proving that the disclosures in an asserted prior art patent or printed publication are enab… 5.5
24-953 Lerner and Rowe PC, an Arizona Corporation v. Brown Engstrand & Shely LLC, dba Accident Law Group, an Arizona Corporation, et al. Ninth Circuit Denied circuit-split consumer-confusion intellectual-property lanham-act likelihood-of-confusion trademark-infringement 1. Whether the Ninth Circuit has created conflicts with the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Tenth, and Eleventh Circuits … 5.5
24M87 Rosario Y. Mendoza, Individually and on Behalf of the Estate of Marcos A. Hoyos Martinez v. Rush Truck Centers of Texas, L.P., d/b/a Rush Enterprises, Inc., a/k/a Rush Truck Center-El Paso Texas Denied None 5.5
24M88 William T. Hill v. United States Eighth Circuit Presumed Complete None 5.5
24-6126 Joel S. Elliott v. United States Tenth Circuit Pending Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (3)IFP circuit-split discretionary-sentence extraordinary-compelling-reasons federal-criminal-law sentencing-reduction statutory-interpretation Whether a combination of "extraordinary and compelling reasons" that may warrant a discretionary sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(¢)(1)(A) ca… 4.5
24-1007 Thomas J. Ayers v. Joseph Markiewicz, et al. Fourth Circuit Denied Response Waived arbitration-agreement breach-of-contract constitutional-rights due-process fiduciary-duty tortious-interference On June 16, 2022, Petitioner requested dispute resolution under LTD / Amway Agreement Sections 20 and 11.4, seeking mediation to address ongoing fraud… 3.5
24-1013 In Re Louis B. Antonacci Dismissed Response Waived bar-admission civil-procedure due-process judicial-review racketeering subject-matter-jurisdiction Whether the Clerk of the Circuit Court for the Fourth Circuit must refer Petitioner Louis B. Antonacci's case, which was fully briefed on September 9,… 3.5
24-1029 Abram J. Harris v. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, et al. District of Columbia Denied Response Waived appellate-procedure district-court jurisdictional-requirements removal-jurisdiction state-court statutory-interpretation 1. Whether an action may be removed to the district court after it has been dismissed in the state court, here the District of Columbia Superior Court… 3.5
24-1038 Sarsvatkumar Patel v. Long Island University Second Circuit Denied Response Waived discrimination due-process fmla retaliation seventh-amendment title-vii In a Title VII and FMLA discrimination and retaliation case, does denying a jury trial to a plaintiff who knowingly and voluntarily chose trial over s… 3.5
24-1045 City of Los Angeles, California v. Jesus Pimentel, et al. Ninth Circuit Denied Response Waived 42-usc-1983 burden-of-proof eighth-amendment excessive-fines gross-disproportionality prima-facie-case Does a government defending against an Eighth Amendment excessive fines claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 bear a burden to produce affirmative evidence tha… 3.5
24-1076 John Sigley v. ND Fairmont LLC Fourth Circuit Denied Response Waived americans-with-disabilities-act dischargeable-misconduct employment-discrimination fourth-circuit medical-condition-disclosure post-offer-questionnaire Whether an individual's decision not to disclose a medical condition on a post-offer questionnaire receives protection under the ADA? 3.5
24-1101 Ali Bahreman v. Allegiant Air, LLC, et al. Ninth Circuit Denied Response Waived collective-bargaining duty-of-fair-representation employee-rights labor-organization railway-labor-act union-representation 1. Do a union and employer violate § 2, Fourth by requiring non-members to financially support a union in a manner not authorized by § 2, Eleventh (a)… 3.5
24-1103 Caleb D. Glick v. American Bar Association Fifth Circuit Denied Response Waived antitrust-statutes constitutional-law contract-interpretation stare-decisis state-immunity supremacy-clause 1. Whether the U.S. Constitution, and the laws derived from it, and the Texas Constitution, and the laws derived from it, are binding contracts betwee… 3.5
24-6791 Ladarrell C. Washington v. United States Fifth Circuit Denied IFP bruen-precedent constitutional-challenge felony-ban firearms-possession second-amendment statutory-interpretation Is the lifetime ban on possession of firearms by all felons, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), plainly unconstitutional on its face under New York St… 0.5
24-6820 David C. Lettieri v. Broome County Sheriffs, et al. Second Circuit Denied IFP case-reopening constitutional-rights false-charges imminent-danger in-forma-pauperis legal-intervention 1. Does a case reopen when the issue to the reasons are none have no sinsurance to such? 2. Does revoke infornia paupris case count toward strikes? … 0.5
24-6158 Elden Don Brannan v. United States Fifth Circuit Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP criminal-prosecution destructive-device firearms-regulation military-ordinance statutory-interpretation weapon-design Whether the Act's instruction that the term destructive device "shall not include any device which is neither designed nor redesigned for use as a wea… -1.0
24-6300 Pablo Gutierrez v. Florida Florida Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP confrontation-clause criminal-procedure due-process fourteenth-amendment interpreter-rights sixth-amendment The trial court recognized Mr. Gutierrez only spoke Spanish and appointed an interpreter for him —but the interpreter was prohibited from translating … -1.0
24-6248 Kenneth Brown v. Robert Adams, Jr., Warden Sixth Circuit Denied Relisted (2)IFP criminal-homicide due-process fourteenth-amendment ineffective-assistance proximate-causation sixth-amendment I. Whether Trial Counsel Was Ineffective, Under Strickland . For Failing to Follow Through With Brown's Causation Defense Theory By Failing To Request… -4.0
24-6808 Quovadus Mahomes v. Illinois Illinois Denied IFP None Question not identified. -4.5
24-6809 Ali R. Muhammad v. Lone Star Funds, et al. Seventh Circuit Denied IFP constitutional-rights due-process federal-court judicial-bias rooker-feldman-doctrine sherman-antitrust-act Does CAPERTON v. A.T. MASSEY COAL CO., allow a plaintiff to sue in federal court by claiming that his right to due process was violated as an objectiv… -4.5
24-6825 Jane Doe v. Jack Dwosh California Denied IFP anti-slapp constitutional-rights federal-courts first-amendment petition-clause state-courts Whether anti-SLAPP statutes used in state and federal courts violate First Amendment rights of plaintiffs to petition the courts when even meritorious… -4.5
24-6828 Eric W. Strong v. Chris S. Buesgen, Warden Seventh Circuit Denied IFP constitutional-claims due-process equal-protection habeas-corpus indigent-defendant no-merit-appeal I. On a no-merit appeal conducted pursuant to Anders v. Cal., does due process and equal protections require an indigent defendant be provided his att… -4.5
24-6829 Timothy Dasler v. Jennifer Knapp, fka Dasler Vermont Denied IFP due-process evidentiary-standards judicial-review pro-se-litigant procedural-safeguards retroactive-restrictions Does a state violate the Due Process Clause and fundamental common law principles when it retroactively imposes litigation restrictions on a pro se li… -4.5
24-6834 Kimeo Delmar Conley v. Tami J. Schult Seventh Circuit Denied IFP actual-innocence constitutional-rights due-process habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance procedural-default DlA -Hie PeUiooer^ WiW <xDeta<»<r Cotn\ey*) $We & claim in h»s CowJ^'^ s'Votf'V ft«A fWn ■ S^WenV sUnj +U- fts ft finder +Lf jfe VJftS +o He?? Fel-l … -4.5
24-6835 Sean Shelton v. Illinois Illinois Denied IFP None Question not identified. -4.5
24-6843 Albert J. Townsend v. Jerry Spatny, Warden Sixth Circuit Denied IFP certificate-of-appealability constitutional-right federal-statute habeas-corpus judicial-review procedural-due-process I. WHETHER PETITIONER SUFFICIENTLY DEMONSTRATED THE SUBSTANTIAL DENIAL OF A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABI… -4.5
24-6844 In Re Gayle George Denied IFP administrative-law appellate-procedure congressional-oversight constitutional-authority dc-home-rule judicial-review 1. Is the Superior Court (of the District of Columbia an agency of the District of Columbia government, over which Congress retains ultimate legislati… -4.5
24-6846 Gayle George v. U.S. Bank National Association, as Legal Title Trustee for Truman 2016 SC6 Title Trust District of Columbia Denied IFP banking-regulations due-process federal-enforcement judicial-taking jurisdiction property-rights 1. Do the District of Columbia courts, under the Congressional authority of Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution, have jurisdiction to adjudica… -4.5
24-6851 Irving A. Harned, Jr. v. Office of the Clerk, Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, et al. Eleventh Circuit Denied IFP absolute-immunity court-order georgia-law interested-parties judicial-immunity legal-jurisdiction Can Georgia law grant "ABSOLUTE IMMUNITY " ( i.e., a judges immunity ) to any party other than a judge WITHOUT A COURT ORDER? -4.5
24-6852 Eric William Diaz v. Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Denied IFP double-jeopardy legal-counsel plea-negotiation sentencing sexual-offense sixth-amendment 1. - Whether the Pennsylvania State Courts violated the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment by sentencing the Petitioner in accordance with… -4.5
24-6853 Brett A. Sinkevitch v. Jamie Miller, Superintendent, Snake River Correctional Institution Ninth Circuit Denied IFP certificate-of-appealability constitutional-right habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance insufficient-evidence ninth-circuit Did the Ninth Circuit err in denying a COA where a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right was demonstrated because reasonable jur… -4.5
24-6854 Austin Roger Carter v. Genesis Alkali LLC, et al. Tenth Circuit Denied IFP constitutional-rights judicial-misconduct sarbanes-oxley statutory-interpretation tenth-circuit whistleblower-protection Did the Tenth Circuit err in disregarding the unanimous findings of the United States Supreme Court in regard to the provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 1514A? … -4.5
24-6857 Maria Herta v. Superior Court of California, San Diego County, et al. California Denied IFP constitutional-rights custody-proceedings due-process first-amendment judicial-immunity jurisdictional-challenge Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Violation: Whether the Superior Court of San Diego County violated Petitioner's Fourteenth Amendment right to due pro… -4.5
24-6858 Deon D. Colvin v. Superior Court of the District of Columbia District of Columbia Denied IFP intrajudicial-claims judicial-bias judicial-disqualification mandamus-relief objective-observer statutory-interpretation 1. Is the D.C. Court of Appeals "overpowering " standard for determining the indisputability of §455 (a) claims of appearance of bias that do not cla… -4.5
24-6859 Cecil Ray v. Angela Phams, Warden, et al. Georgia Denied IFP constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process fourteenth-amendment right-to-counsel state-courts 1. IS one merits bond appeal exist and are much invalidated by a State Court as review, should Federal Court address one lack KH as a second of Unt co… -4.5
24-6860 Mitchell S. Sanderson v. Kari Agotness, Judge, District Court of North Dakota, Northeast Judicial District Five North Dakota Denied IFP constitutional-law due-process judicial-immunity judicial-misconduct oath-of-office supremacy-clause Whether a County District Judge can ignore/violate the Rules of Court ? Weather a County District Judge can ignore/violate Judicial Canons ? Weather… -4.5
24-6864 Darren Latodd Houston v. Texas Texas Denied IFP constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process fundamental-fairness judicial-error jury-instructions Question not identified. -4.5
24-6866 Adrian Lee Guzman v. Colorado Colorado Denied IFP case-statement constitutional-provisions jurisdiction statutory-provisions supreme-court-procedure writ-of-certiorari tWV V. SoaoCMlW Oc '4w\\h w\emWrs ' Wkf Covyv 'icMoA -dW/e^A k/emtWlS ^Vr'ike_v toftflids io'AV jAdW-EEv. brfVKtv5M6~ U.$» 3l3\ cxaA u^VP aTAda ttAt… -4.5
24-7110 In Re Phillip James Colwell Denied IFP child-pornography-prevention commerce-clause constitutional-authority fair-notice federal-prosecution interstate-commerce Does the "Aggregate Effects" doctrine under Gonzales v Raich, 545 US 1 (2005) expand federal prosecution powers beyond the original limits designated … -4.5
24-7134 In Re Kesean Wilson Denied IFP constitutional-rights detainment dual-sovereignty equal-protection interstate-commerce tenth-amendment DOES THE DUAL SOVEREIGNTY RULE, AS APPLIED TO CONDUCT THAT SUBSTANTIALLY AFFECTS INTERSTATE COMMERCE AND THE POWER TO COIN MONEY, CONFLICT WITH THE TE… -4.5
23-7541 Tommy Duane Barnes v. Roberto Felix, Jr., et al. Fifth Circuit GVR Response WaivedRelisted (3)IFP civil-rights conspiracy conspiracy-to-murder constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process judicial-misconduct jurisdiction pro-se-representation standing texas-jurisdiction tyranny 1) Was Ashtian actually MUR"ERE" as part of a plan ? 2) Was the petittioner(TOMMY BARNES) Constitutional Rights violated by The United States "istri… -5.5
24-6726 Jason Krumback v. Amber Pirraglia, Acting Warden, et al. Eighth Circuit Denied Response WaivedRelisted (3)IFP court-jurisdiction habeas-corpus innocence-claim procedural-default sentencing-review witness-testimony 1. Can a person be a witness after sentencing? 2. Can testimony be withheld after it has been given? 3. Is a probation condition evidence? 4. Is a … -5.5
24-6397 Mahfooz Ahmad v. Colin Day, et al. Second Circuit Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP circuit-split civil-procedure dismissal-standard judicial-consistency procedural-fairness rule-12b6 The standard for dismissing claims under Rule 12 (b) 6 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is variable across the circuit courts. It is as variabl… -6.0
24-6449 Belinda Jones v. Jeremy Howard, Warden Sixth Circuit Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP due-process false-testimony fourteenth-amendment legal-conflict napue-standard trial-fairness Whether the Fourteenth Amendment is violated when the lower courts' legal standard as applied to false testimony claims conflicts with this Court's le… -6.0
24-7066 Hazem Garada v. District of Columbia Board of Medicine District of Columbia Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP agency-proceeding constitutional-rights court-of-appeal due-process evidence-exclusion legal-standard I) Were due process Constitutional rights violated by respondent's agency proceeding ? II) Did DC Court Of Appeal violated petitioner's constitutiona… -6.0
24-6840 In Re Lolonyon Y. Akouete Denied Response WaivedIFP bankruptcy-appeal bankruptcy-procedure due-process finality-doctrine irreparable-harm judicial-review 1. Whether the First Circuit and the Bank ruptcy Appellate Panel erred in dismissing Petition er's appeal for lack of finality by narrowly interpret i… -6.5
24-6889 Benjamin LaCount, II v. United States Fifth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP administrative-procedure-act due-process judicial-review subject-matter-jurisdiction va-procedural-violations veterans-judicial-review-act Does the Veterans' Judicial Review Act (VJRA) bar judicial review of procedural due process and Administrative Procedure Act (APA) violations by the D… -6.5
24-6906 Reginald Mack v. United States Fourth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP abuse-of-discretion expert-witness jury-intelligence medical-malpractice spoliation summary-judgment Spoliation by the non-moving party: Spoliation refers to the destruction or significant alteration of evidence, or the failure to preserve property fo… -6.5
24-6919 Pablo Enrique Rosado Sanchez v. Travis Kalanick, et al. First Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP algorithmic-harassment employment-discrimination independent-contractor-rights non-disclosure-agreement tip-stealing uber-ai-manipulation 1. Why 3 Judges enforced their opinion and Mandate, but paid no attention, to the Document filed 2 days before: "The Uber's Tip Steal Scheme and Again… -6.5
24-6940 Tam Q. Le v. Tim Hooper, Warden Fifth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP allen-charge constitutional-rights fifth-amendment fourteenth-amendment non-unanimous-jury sixth-amendment 1. Reasonable jurists would determined that the trial court committed error in providing an Allen charge to the jury when they advised a deadlock and … -6.5
24-6944 Andrew Isaacs v. Interplex Sunbelt, Inc., et al. Florida Denied Response WaivedIFP fourteenth-amendment judicial-jurisdiction labor-law osha-regulations workers-compensation workplace-safety When a Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) rules a lack of jurisdiction over an employee's claim of a Fourteenth Amendment violation, does such a deter… -6.5
24-6975 Samuel T. Whatley, II v. T-Mobile USA, Inc. Fourth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP federal-judges governmental-immunity misconduct privacy-rights property-rights stock-equities 1. Are private entities invested with stock equities of assigned federal judges exceeding $10,000 subject to federal law prosecutions, review, lawsuit… -6.5
24-7005 Alsham M. Laster v. Indiana Indiana Denied Response WaivedIFP criminal-procedure evidence-seizure fourth-amendment law-enforcement probable-cause warrantless-search Whether the warrantless seizure of Alsham Laster's phone, during a murder investigation, violated the Fourth Amendment when: (i) police did not have p… -6.5
24-7037 Marlon Edgardo Siguenza v. Fidencio N. Guzman, Warden Ninth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP certificate-of-appealability constitutional-claim habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance judicial-review post-traumatic-stress-disorder In this noncapital habeas case, Marlon Siguenza alleges that his trial attorney was constitutionally ineffective for failing to investigate and presen… -6.5
24-7049 Michael Fimbres v. O'Brian Bailey, Acting Warden Ninth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-review federal-review habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance state-court-decision statutory-interpretation Did the Ninth Circuit step outside the bounds of § 2254(d) by considering reasons not found in the CCA's reasoned opinion to determine the reasonablen… -6.5
24-7061 David Michael Jones v. Indiana Indiana Denied Response WaivedIFP None Question not identified. -6.5
24-7107 Brandon A. Dunkleberger v. Illinois Illinois Denied Response WaivedIFP criminal-procedure due-process essential-elements guilty-plea judicial-precedent plea-validity Is Illinois bound by this Court's rule that a guilty plea is not valid when the defendant is not informed of the essential elements of the crime? -6.5
24-7116 Keziah Thayer v. Vermont Department for Children and Families, DCF, et al. Second Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-rights damages-claim due-process federal-jurisdiction rooker-feldman state-court-judgment 1. Whether the Rooker-Feldman doctrine bars a federal court from hearing a parent's claim for damages arising out of a State's violations of the paren… -6.5