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No. 19-8152October Term 2019Decided Jun 1, 2020

Docket 19-8152October Term 2019 (2019–2020)

Ankh-El v. Carter

Ankh-El filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court to review a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Case status

Current stage
Decided
Latest event
Decision released Jun 1, 2020
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedJun 1, 2020
What it's about

Ankh-El filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court to review a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Question presented

1. Whether the District Court and the Court of Appeals erred in dismissing the Petitioner's complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction? 2. Whether the Petitioner's rights under the Treaty of Peace and Friendship of 1836 and the United States Constitution were violated by the lower courts' dismissal of the action?

Case path

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit / Decision released Jun 1, 2020

Area

Decided Supreme Court case

Grounding

Grounding
Primary-source trail available.
Note
Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
Checked
Apr 1, 2026
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