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No. 19-6869October Term 2019Decided Apr 27, 2020Updated Nov 21, 2019

Docket 19-6869October Term 2019 (2019–2020)

Jefferson v. Shinn

This is a pending Supreme Court case appealed from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Case status

Decided · April 27, 2020

Current stage
Decided
Latest event
Decision released Apr 27, 2020
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedApr 27, 2020
What it's about

This is a pending Supreme Court case appealed from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The petitioner has filed for a writ of certiorari and requested to proceed in forma pauperis.

Question presented

1. Whether the Ninth Circuit’s “materiality” standard for Brady claims—which requires a petitioner to show that the suppressed evidence “would have” changed the outcome of trial—is contrary to this Court’s clearly established precedent. 2. Whether the Ninth Circuit erred in holding that a state court’s summary denial of a Brady claim is entitled to AEDPA deference when the state court did not have the suppressed evidence before it.

Case path

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit / Decision released Apr 27, 2020

Area

Decided Supreme Court case

Timing

Decided April 27, 2020

The Court released its decision on April 27, 2020 without hearing oral argument.

Grounding

Grounding
Primary-source trail available.
Note
Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
Checked
Jul 25, 2026
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