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Gun rights while under indictment
Delbert Tyler Trevino, Petitioner v. United States
Delbert Tyler Trevino asked the Supreme Court to review whether federal law barring people under indictment from receiving firearms or ammunition violates the Second Amendment. The Court refused to hear his case (denied the petition), so it did not decide that constitutional question.
26-5629
Dismissed
Retaliation for family leave
Radiall USA, Inc., Petitioner v. Gary T. Ramadei
Radiall USA asked the Supreme Court to review the causation standard for Gary Ramadei’s Family and Medical Leave Act retaliation claim and whether the Second Circuit could refuse to consider Radiall’s challenge to its precedent because of when it was raised. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide either question.
26-436
Dismissed
Arbitration award enforcement
Laslo Gross, et ux., Petitioners v. Smartsky Networks, LLC
Laslo and Susan Gross asked whether state courts may use a contract’s choice-of-law clause to avoid federal rules on deadlines for confirming arbitration awards, grounds for setting awards aside, and injunctions. The Supreme Court refused to hear the case (denied the petition), so it did not decide that issue.
26-428
Dismissed
State claims after federal dismissal
Marysville Joint Unified School District, Petitioner v. John HR Doe, et al.
Marysville Joint Unified School District asked whether a plaintiff who voluntarily ended a federal case for a second time may still bring related state-law claims in state court. The Supreme Court refused the district’s request to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide that question.
26-444
Dismissed
Firing labor board members
Gwynne A. Wilcox, Petitioner v. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al.
Gwynne Wilcox challenged the limits on removing members of the National Labor Relations Board and argued that any executive functions could be separated from those limits. The Supreme Court refused to hear her case (denied review) and did not decide those questions.
26-5
Dismissed
Free speech at colleges
Howard Gensler, Petitioner v. South Orange County Community College District Board of Trustees, et al.
Howard Gensler asked the Supreme Court to review his challenge to South Orange County Community College District’s use of a harassment policy to terminate him, raising First Amendment, due-process, and equal-protection questions. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide those questions.
26-38
Dismissed
Federal income tax power
In Re Aaron Eriksson, Petitioner
Aaron Eriksson asked the Supreme Court to order the IRS commissioner to stop directly administering federal income taxes for individuals, arguing that this violated constitutional rights and federalism. The Court denied the petition (refused to grant the requested order) without deciding those claims.
26-40
Dismissed
State power on tribal land
Thomas Roye Wahpekeche, Petitioner v. David Rogers, Warden
Thomas Roye Wahpekeche's filing challenges Oklahoma's authority to prosecute him for a crime allegedly committed on land tied to the Citizen Potawatomi Nation reservation or an Indian allotment. It asks whether the 1891 law ended the reservation or the land restrictions, whether a prisoner challenging a conviction can lose a jurisdiction argument by failing to raise it, and which side must prove the land's status.
26-5447
Dismissed
Video evidence in police lawsuits
Nyra Jean Miller-Fields, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Ricky Cobb, II, Petitioner v. Ryan Londregan, et al.
Nyra Jean Miller-Fields asks the Supreme Court to clarify when judges may rely on video footage to dismiss a case early based on qualified immunity (a legal protection for government officials from certain lawsuits), especially when the footage appears to conflict with the complaint’s account.
26-470
Dismissed
Joshua Hollamon, Petitioner v. County of Wright, Minnesota, et al.
Joshua Hollamon’s petition says the Eighth Circuit wrongly ruled that an officer acted reasonably in shooting him in the head with pepperballs during a nonviolent protest, causing a brain injury, because he and other protesters disobeyed police commands.
26-465
Dismissed
Right to a fair hearing
Kerry Raheb, et ux., Petitioners v. James Jerome, Jr.
Kerry Patrick Raheb and Renee L. Houston challenge a Vermont judgment exceeding $320,000 against them in a case involving James Jerome Jr., arguing that they had no trial or meaningful chance to challenge the evidence. They also allege judicial bias and fraud over an easement and question the judge’s role in related proceedings.
26-439
Dismissed
Out-of-state lawyer admission
Lawyers For Fair Reciprocal Admission, Petitioner v. United States, et al.
Lawyers for Fair Reciprocal Admission asked the Supreme Court to review New Jersey and Delaware federal court rules that generally deny full admission to lawyers licensed in other states, arguing the rules violate constitutional protections and exceed federal courts’ authority. The Third Circuit appeal remains undecided, leaving those constitutional and statutory claims unresolved there.
26-406
Dismissed
Suing states for civil rights
Penny Gardner, Petitioner v. Washington, Acting Through and dba the Washington Health Care Authority
Penny Gardner’s case asked whether Washington can count as a “person” under a federal civil-rights law when state law says it can, and whether a plaintiff may rely on that state law. The Supreme Court refused to review Gardner’s case (denied her petition), so it did not decide those questions.
26-307
Dismissed
State court pause during appeal
City of Brunswick, Georgia, Petitioner v. Honeywell International, Inc., et al.
The City of Brunswick asked whether Honeywell International and Georgia Power’s appeal of a federal court order sending the case back to state court automatically stopped the state case from proceeding. The Supreme Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide that question.
26-289
Dismissed
Courts interpreting agency standards
Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc., Petitioner v. National Labor Relations Board, et al.
Rieth-Riley Construction argued that the National Labor Relations Board’s reading of a conduct rule it had created through earlier decisions conflicted with the rule’s text; the Sixth Circuit rejected that argument, saying courts need not read such agency decisions like statutes. The Supreme Court refused to hear the case, so it did not decide the legal question.
26-306
Dismissed
Appeals before judgment
Dana F. Young, Petitioner v. Collin College
Dana F. Young argued that the Fifth Circuit wrongly treated a district-court memorandum as nonfinal for appeal, despite a same-day case-closure notice and a later formal judgment. The Supreme Court refused to hear her case (denied review), so it did not decide whether the memorandum could count as an appealable decision.
26-283
Dismissed
Gun rights after repeat DUI
Jackson W. Holloway, Petitioner v. Nicholas W. Brown, Attorney General of Washington
Jackson W. Holloway challenged Washington’s ban on possessing firearms after a second misdemeanor conviction for driving under the influence within seven years, arguing that it violates the Second Amendment. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case, so it did not decide that constitutional question.
26-300
Dismissed
History of federal gun laws
Quivadas Quadell-Lee Gaines, Petitioner v. United States
Quivadas Quadell-Lee Gaines asked whether a federal firearm restriction must be supported by historical federal laws or may rely on laws from colonies and states. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review), so it did not decide that question.
26-303
Dismissed
Out-of-state lawyer licensing
Lawyers for Fair Reciprocal Admission, Petitioner v. Ann A. Scott Timmer, Chief Justice, Arizona Supreme Court, et al.
Lawyers for Fair Reciprocal Admission challenged an Arizona rule that bars some out-of-state lawyers from admission without an exam and prevents some recent graduates of law schools not accredited by the American Bar Association from taking Arizona’s bar exam. The Supreme Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide whether those exclusions violate the Constitution.
26-326
Dismissed
Public parks and private development
Joel Kennamer, Petitioner v. City of Guntersville, Alabama, et al.
Joel Kennamer challenged Guntersville’s transfer of a public park and recreational property to private developer Patrick Lawler, arguing that Alabama law required a voter referendum. The Supreme Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide Kennamer’s legal claims.
26-340
Dismissed
Review of state court findings
Barbara Jean Mercer, Petitioner v. Anthony Stewart, Warden
Mercer argued that trial evidence supported a jury instruction on defense of others (using force to protect someone else), despite the Michigan Court of Appeals’ conclusion that no evidence supported it. The Supreme Court refused to hear her case (denied review) and did not decide whether the issue should be reviewed as an unreasonable factual finding or an unreasonable application of law under federal rules for state-prisoner cases.
26-5449
Dismissed
Medical mistakes and criminal intent
Evann Herrell and Keri McFarlane, Petitioners v. United States
Evann Herrell and Keri McFarlane asked the Supreme Court to review whether the jury instructions in their federal prescribing case adequately required proof that they knew their prescribing was unauthorized, given the use of professional standards as evidence and the judge’s refusal to say malpractice alone does not prove criminal knowledge. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide that question.
26-384
Dismissed
Probable cause before arrest
Michael Leroy Waite, Petitioner v. Florida
Michael Waite challenged whether Florida’s process for issuing an arrest order met the Fourth Amendment’s requirement that a neutral official independently decide there was enough evidence to arrest him. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied his petition for review), so it did not decide that question.
26-423
Dismissed
Right to question interpreters
Mario Tzunux-Zacarias, Petitioner v. Kentucky
Mario Tzunux-Zacarias argued that Kentucky used an officer’s translation of a text exchange made at a different time without letting him question the officer in court, and barred evidence he said supported his claim that sex with the complainant was consensual. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review) and did not decide the constitutional question.
26-5443
Dismissed
Review of military court decisions
Joshua D. Allen, Petitioner v. United States
Joshua D. Allen and three other servicemembers, convicted by court-martial, asked the Supreme Court whether it could oversee the Armed Forces court’s refusal to review their cases and send them back for full review if good cause was shown. The Court refused to hear the petition (denied review) and did not decide that legal question.
26-434
Dismissed
Undoing an entire plea deal
Richard Wiseman, Petitioner v. California
Richard Wiseman asked whether California courts could keep part of his plea agreement after finding a count lacked a factual basis, and whether they could leave his other constitutional claims unresolved as untimely despite alleged state-caused delay. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review), so it did not decide either question.
26-5459
Dismissed
Court filing bans
In Re Rahul Dev Manchanda, Petitioner
Rahul Dev Manchanda asked the Supreme Court to review his claims that the Second Circuit improperly restricted filings and mishandled complaints, delayed rulings, and dismissed claims. The Court refused to hear the case (denied his petition) and did not decide those claims.
26-5434
Dismissed
Bail decisions on appeal
Kyle Wagner, Petitioner v. United States
Kyle Wagner asked the Supreme Court to resolve whether appeals courts must independently review district judges’ pretrial-release decisions or give them deference. The Court refused to hear his case (denied his petition for review), so it did not decide that issue.
26-391
Dismissed
Gun rights after felony convictions
Jamie Louis Cook, Petitioner v. United States
Jamie Louis Cook challenged the federal law barring people with felony convictions from possessing firearms, arguing that it violates the Second Amendment generally or as applied to him. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied his petition) and did not decide that constitutional question.
26-5474
Dismissed
Prisoners punished for staying silent
Justin A. Jefferson, Petitioner v. Moses Andre Stancil, Director, Colorado Department of Corrections, et al.
Jefferson asked the Supreme Court to review his claims that a threat of life incarceration without parole eligibility for refusing to incriminate himself violated the Fifth Amendment, and that applying the Turner analysis violated Fourteenth Amendment due process. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide either claim.
26-5463
Dismissed
Court notice and appeal deadlines
Debbie Williams, Petitioner v. Rodney Holt, et al.
Debbie Williams asked the Supreme Court to review her claim that Tennessee’s appellate deadlines violated due process because, she says, the court’s notice process and her homelessness and mail-handling circumstances kept her from learning of an appellate opinion in time to seek review. The Court refused to hear the case (denied the petition), so it did not decide whether her rights were violated.
26-5436
Dismissed
Notice and appeal deadlines
Elhadj Alpha Mahmoud Souare, Petitioner v. Diana R. Guzzo
Elhadj Alpha Mahmoud Souare asked the Supreme Court to review whether Ohio could dismiss his appeal as late after the clerk allegedly failed to send required notice, and whether a retired judge’s authority to enter judgment was properly established. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide those questions.
26-5468
Dismissed
Searching boats for suspects
Dustin Oliver Jones, Petitioner v. United States
Dustin Oliver Jones asked the Supreme Court to review whether police could board and search his anchored boat under a misdemeanor warrant without facts suggesting he was aboard, and whether the Ninth Circuit had to consider his challenge to the federal firearm law as applied to him. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide either issue.
26-5452
Dismissed
Caleb Robert Wien, Petitioner v. United States
Caleb Robert Wien asked the Supreme Court to review whether a jury must find the facts that trigger a mandatory minimum restitution award, and whether a sentencing judge must separate losses from the original abuse from later losses tied to images before deciding what his offense caused. The Court refused to hear the case (denied the petition) and did not decide either question.
26-5485
Dismissed
Indian child custody rights
Johnny Ray Walls-Bey, Petitioner v. United States District Court for the District of Arizona, et al.
Johnny Ray Walls-Bey asked the Supreme Court to review the Ninth Circuit’s refusal to order a district court to undo the transfer of his federal case involving Indian Child Welfare Act and civil-rights claims. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), without deciding whether the transfer or the custody proceedings violated his rights.
26-5475
Dismissed
Workplace rights
Joe Holbert, Petitioner v. Thompson Industrial Service, L.L.C., et al.
Joe Holbert asked the Supreme Court to review a Fifth Circuit ruling involving Thompson Industrial Service, but the Court refused to hear his case (denied review). The Court did not decide whether the Fifth Circuit was right.
26-5448
Dismissed
Limits on bankruptcy courts
Raw Materials Corp., et al., Petitioners v. Sonya Salkin Slott
Raw Materials Corp. and its co-petitioners asked the Supreme Court to review a dispute with Sonya Salkin Slott over whether bankruptcy courts may combine separate debtors’ assets and debts (substantive consolidation), arguing that the power is not expressly granted by the Bankruptcy Code. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide that issue.
26-282
Dismissed
Workplace discrimination evidence
Joe Martin Bravo, Petitioner v. Dallas Independent School District
The Fifth Circuit found that Joe Martin Bravo had not identified a suitable person to compare his treatment with (a comparator) for his Title VII discrimination claim, so it did not consider his other arguments. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review) and did not decide whether a court may stop there without considering other evidence of discrimination.
26-363
Dismissed
False testimony at trial
Terone Woods, Petitioner v. Richard Comerford, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
Terone Woods asks the Supreme Court to review the Eleventh Circuit’s denial of appeal permission (a certificate of appealability), arguing it weighed disputed facts and whether alleged errors mattered instead of asking whether reasonable judges could debate his claims. He says the state presented false testimony and his lawyer failed to challenge a witness’s conflicting sworn statements.
26-5622
Dismissed
Revealing informant identities
Juan Luis Martinez Medina, Petitioner v. United States
Juan Luis Martinez Medina asks the Supreme Court to review the Ninth Circuit’s decision upholding a refusal to disclose a second informant, whom his petition describes as a key witness to the drug transaction charged in count three.
26-5529
Dismissed
Gun ban for felons
Cristian Nuno-Lopez, Petitioner v. United States
Cristian Nuño-Lopez asked the Supreme Court to review the Tenth Circuit’s decision upholding the judgment against him. He argues that the federal law barring firearm possession by people with felony convictions violates the Second Amendment on its face or as applied to him.
26-5520
Dismissed
Limits on court filings
Keith Rogers, Petitioner v. United States
Keith Rogers asks the Supreme Court to review a D.C. appeals court order restricting his future filings (a pre-filing injunction), arguing that it was imposed without findings of abusive litigation or a chance to respond. He also asks whether self-represented people subject to filing limits retain a constitutional right of access to the courts.
26-5514
Dismissed
Who counts as an employee
Antonio Goodwin, Petitioner v. AT&T Corporation
Antonio Goodwin says AT&T records show he worked for an AT&T company and argues that lower-court judges denied him fair treatment under the Fifth Amendment by rejecting his motions and not penalizing alleged false statements by AT&T representatives. He asks the Supreme Court to review those issues.
26-5511
Dismissed
Rules after prison
Moroni Johnson, Petitioner v. United States
Moroni Johnson challenges a supervised-release rule that, he says, would bar him from contacting his wife and adult children without a probation officer’s written approval. He argues that courts should hear the challenge before he finishes his 25-year prison term and should not use nonconstitutional rules to call a case premature.
26-5505
Dismissed
Search warrants and witness credibility
Cornelius M. Jackson, Petitioner v. United States
Cornelius M. Jackson asked the Supreme Court to review his Seventh Circuit case, arguing that police knew the written statement used to obtain a search warrant left out information that could weaken a source witness’s credibility. He also challenged expert testimony about a sex-trafficking witness’s credibility, including the expert’s qualifications.
26-5503
Dismissed
Complete records for criminal appeals
Lisa Marie Michel, Petitioner v. New Hampshire
Lisa Marie Michel asks the Supreme Court to review whether New Hampshire may reject her constitutional claims because the appeal record lacked facts she says she could not establish herself, despite her requests for court help filling those gaps.
26-5498
Dismissed
Bitcoin money transfers
Mustafa Goklu, aka Michael Goklu, Petitioner v. United States
Michael Goklu asks whether his bitcoin-for-cash trades with the same customer counted as money transmission (moving money for someone else), though he says he was the trade’s other side, not a carrier. He also asks whether the trial court could add after the defense’s closing argument that the exchange could count as a transfer.
26-5491
Dismissed
Jury trials on court authority
Earl F. Love, Petitioner v. United States
Earl F. Love’s filing asks whether judges may treat a required fact about where a crime occurred as established without a jury deciding it, or keep a factual issue from a jury by calling it one courts may decide. He argues these practices violate a defendant’s rights to fair legal procedures and a jury trial under the Fifth and Sixth Amendments.
26-5490
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