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481–528 of 661 cases · October Term 2026 · by latest update

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DismissedLonger sentences for past crimesJose Leonel Beltran-Nino, Petitioner v. United StatesJose Leonel Beltran-Nino asked the Supreme Court to stop following its 1998 decision in Almendarez-Torres v. United States (overrule it).26-5604 DismissedUncharged conduct at sentencingSedric Thomas, Petitioner v. FloridaSedric Thomas asks the Supreme Court to wipe out his sentence, arguing that a Florida court relied on uncharged conduct when sentencing him and violated his right to due process.26-5600 DismissedPrivate lawsuits under criminal lawsYannick Bopda, Petitioner v. State of Maryland Central CollectionYannick Bopda asked the Supreme Court to review whether he could bring legal claims under double-jeopardy law, federal laws on obstruction and perjury, and a Maryland criminal statute. The Court’s action on his petition is not established.26-5598 DismissedPast convictions and longer sentencesFrancisco Marte-Roble, Petitioner v. United StatesFrancisco Marte-Roble asked the Supreme Court to set aside its 1998 decision in Almendarez-Torres v. United States after the Fifth Circuit ruled in his case.26-5590 DismissedRacist social media at workNathaniel Webber, Petitioner v. Leson Chevrolet Company, IncorporatedNathaniel Webber’s case against Leson Chevrolet Company comes from the Fifth Circuit and is listed as pending. The underlying dispute and any Supreme Court action are not identified.26-5588 DismissedJury trials for release violationsAndre Demarcus Rubell, Petitioner v. United StatesAndre Demarcus Rubell asked the Supreme Court to review whether a federal law, 18 U.S.C. § 3583(g), complies with the Fifth and Sixth Amendments in his case from the Fifth Circuit.26-5585 DismissedJury trials for release violationsAnthony Madison, Petitioner v. United StatesAnthony Madison asked the Supreme Court whether a jury must find a supervised-release violation beyond a reasonable doubt before a judge can revoke release and impose punishment. The Court refused to hear his case (denied review), so it did not decide that question.26-5038 DismissedWorkplace retaliationLeslie M. Anthony, Petitioner v. United Airlines, IncorporatedIn her retaliation case against United Airlines, Leslie M. Anthony asked the Supreme Court to review whether courts may end a claim before trial (at summary judgment) by discounting sworn testimony without documents, requiring the final decision signer to know of legally protected activity, or relying on where record citations appeared. The Court refused to hear her case (denied review), so it did not decide those issues.26-5307 DismissedGun rights for drug usersBuay Kong Chuol, Petitioner v. United StatesBuay Kong Chuol challenged the federal law barring unlawful users of controlled substances and people with drug addiction from possessing firearms, arguing that it violates the Second Amendment. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case, so it did not decide whether the law is constitutional.26-5310 DismissedParental rights and custodyE. R., Petitioner v. New Jersey Division of Child Protection and PermanencyE.R., a father, asked the Supreme Court to review whether New Jersey could withhold custody without first showing he was unfit, then rely on the resulting lack of a parent-child relationship to seek termination of his parental rights. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide that question.26-5330 DismissedExpert proof for malpractice suitsSusan Lloyd, Petitioner v. Exton Vet Clinic, et al.Susan Lloyd asked the Supreme Court to review whether Pennsylvania’s certificate-of-merit requirement is unconstitutional in her case against Exton Vet Clinic and Shannon Stanek. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide that question.26-5032 DismissedKeeping children in state careBrandy Smith Funderburg, Petitioner v. Harrisonburg Rockingham County Department of Social ServicesBrandy Smith Funderburg asked the Supreme Court to review whether Virginia may use a “more likely than not” proof standard in child-dependency cases and whether unclear child-welfare laws violate constitutional due-process protections. The Court refused to hear her case (denied review), so it did not decide those questions.26-5318 DismissedHigher penalties for prior feloniesYobani Medina-Hernandez, Petitioner v. United StatesYobani Medina-Hernandez asked the Supreme Court to review whether a felony conviction before removal that increases the punishment for unlawful reentry must be charged in the indictment and proved to a jury or admitted in a guilty plea. The Court refused to hear his case (denied review), so it did not decide that question.26-5313 DismissedDeath penalty defense standardsWilliam Frances Silvia, Petitioner v. FloridaWilliam Frances Silvia argued that a Florida Supreme Court opinion set a different standard for capital defendants represented by the Capital Collateral Regional Counsel, violating constitutional protections. The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review) and denied his request for a temporary pause in his execution; it did not decide his claim.26-5316 DismissedPolice cellphone trackingJaquate Simpson, Petitioner v. United StatesJaquate Simpson asked the Supreme Court to review the Fourth Circuit’s ruling that law enforcement’s access to real-time cell-site-simulator and GPS location-tracking information from a cellular carrier was not a Fourth Amendment search, but was like a basic pen register. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide whether the ruling violated the Fourth Amendment.26-5317 DismissedRight to a speedy trialShae-Von Edwards, Petitioner v. MarylandShae-Von Edwards argued that COVID-19 court closures violated his Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial and that a Maryland appellate court denied him relief because it would not overrule the Maryland Supreme Court’s closure orders. The U.S. Supreme Court refused to review his case (denied his petition) and did not decide the speedy-trial claim.26-5041 DismissedAndrew Ryan Daily, Petitioner v. United StatesAndrew Ryan Daily asked the Supreme Court to review whether federal law permits criminal penalties when a person uses an object that once crossed state lines to create an illegal image, and whether a later appeals-court decision called for another look at his case. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide those questions.26-5327 DismissedGun rights after felony convictionsChristopher Allen Rochon, Petitioner v. United StatesChristopher Allen Rochon challenged a federal law barring people with certain convictions from possessing firearms, arguing that it violated the Second Amendment on its face and as applied to him. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied his petition for Supreme Court review) and did not decide whether the law violates the Second Amendment.26-5034 DismissedGun licensing rulesBrayam Guerra Licon, Petitioner v. United StatesBrayam Guerra Licon asked the Supreme Court to review whether “shall-issue” firearm licensing laws get an extra presumption of constitutionality under the first step of the Second Amendment test set out in Bruen. The Court refused to hear his case (denied the petition) and did not decide that question.26-5326 DismissedClaims based on new conductAlan Amron, Petitioner v. 3M CompanyAlan Amron asked the Supreme Court to review whether claim preclusion (a rule that can bar claims that could have been raised in an earlier case) prevents a claim based on 3M’s alleged new interpretation of a contract after earlier litigation ended. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide that issue; Justice Alito took no part.26-5031 DismissedLawyer errors in death sentencesCody James Martinez, Petitioner v. Ryan Thornell, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry, et al.Cody James Martinez asked the Supreme Court to review his claims that Arizona used the wrong test to decide whether trial counsel’s errors harmed him and that he should be allowed to appeal the denial of sentencing relief on the kidnapping count after receiving relief on the murder count based on overlapping attorney-error findings. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide either issue.26-5331 DismissedProof of attempted human traffickingCharrone Sherrick Berry, Petitioner v. CaliforniaCharrone Sherrick Berry asked the Supreme Court to review whether a two-day social-media conversation provided enough evidence to support his attempted human-trafficking conviction. The Court refused to hear the case (denied the petition), so it did not decide that question.26-5340 DismissedCourt handling of filingsGabriel Omar Gigena, Petitioner v. Howard C. Nielson Jr., et al.Gabriel Omar Gigena asked the Supreme Court to review whether his appeal over pretrial filings became moot after his criminal case reached judgment, and whether federal law allowed him to seek mandamus-type relief against federal judicial officers or clerks. The Court refused to hear his petition (denied review), so it did not decide those questions in this case.26-5338 DismissedSecond Amendment shotgun rightsWilliam Robert Shepherd, III, Petitioner v. United StatesWilliam Robert Shepherd asked the Supreme Court to review whether short-barreled shotguns are protected as “arms” by the Second Amendment. The Court refused to hear his case (denied the petition), so it did not decide that question.26-5018 DismissedFelons' gun rightsLaindrell Myquail Cooper, Petitioner v. United StatesThe Supreme Court refused to hear Laindrell Cooper’s challenge to the federal law barring people with felony convictions from possessing firearms. It did not decide whether the law violates the Second Amendment.26-5333 DismissedAppeal deadlines and court recordsBridget Gilmore, Petitioner v. Walmart, IncorporatedBridget Gilmore asked the Supreme Court to review her claims that the Fifth Circuit mishandled her appeal in a Title VII case against Walmart and that her lawyer’s abandonment justified reopening the judgment. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide whether her claims were correct.26-5344 DismissedGun evidence and other crimesWilliam John Ewing, Petitioner v. United StatesWilliam Ewing asked the Supreme Court to review his convictions, arguing that the trial court wrongly admitted evidence of an uncharged robbery alongside four charged robberies and that the evidence did not show he possessed a firearm under federal law. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide those claims.26-5007 DismissedRight to challenge detentionIn Re Michael Hagar, PetitionerMichael Hagar argued that judicial misconduct in his appeals and federal sentence-challenge proceedings made his remedy inadequate, violated his constitutional rights, and interfered with his claims that his lawyers were ineffective. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review) and did not decide those claims.26-5348 DismissedFalse testimony about confessionJuan Antonio Lamar Kinley, Petitioner v. Tim Shoop, WardenThe Supreme Court refused to hear Juan Antonio Lamar Kinley’s case (denied review) without deciding his claims. Kinley challenged the appeals court’s handling of allegedly false confession testimony and its effect on guilt and sentencing, and whether a defendant must be told one juror’s life vote can prevent a death sentence before waiving a jury.26-5343 DismissedWarrantless rental car searchesMichael Wayne Andrews, Petitioner v. OhioMichael Wayne Andrews asked the Supreme Court to review whether an officer’s claim that powder in a rental car looked bluish, along with other circumstances and a field test, justified warrantless searches under the Fourth Amendment. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide those questions.26-5010 DismissedChild custody across statesDana Waters, Petitioner v. David HughesDana Waters asked whether North Dakota could decide custody after finding no state was the child’s home state, despite an earlier case in another state that Hughes had notice of, and whether a court could settle its authority before valid service and block a later challenge. The Supreme Court refused to hear her petition (denied review) and did not decide either question.26-5005 DismissedFederal agency court challengesJeffrey Moats, Petitioner v. National Credit Union Administration Board, a Federal Administrative Agency, et al.Credit-union CEO Jeffrey Moats asked a district court to stop the National Credit Union Administration’s proceedings, arguing that federal courts should be able to hear his constitutional challenges to the agency. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review) and did not decide those questions.26-45 DismissedJury findings on prior convictionsVictor Chox-Gonzalez, Petitioner v. United StatesThe Supreme Court refused to hear Victor Chox-Gonzalez’s request to overrule its 1998 decision in *Almendarez-Torres v. United States*. It did not decide whether to overrule that decision.26-5325 DismissedSentences based on past convictionsSamuel Perez-Avalos, Petitioner v. United StatesSamuel Perez-Avalos asked the Supreme Court to overturn its 1998 decision in *Almendarez-Torres v. United States*. The Court refused to hear his case (denied review), so it did not decide that question.26-5342 DismissedVeterans' civil rights lawsuitsCharles Ellis Talley, Petitioner v. Department of Veterans AffairsCharles Ellis Talley asked the Supreme Court to review whether federal courts can hear his constitutional damages claim involving the Department of Veterans Affairs and whether an agency’s alleged evasion of a congressional mandate can be reviewed. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide those questions.26-5349 DismissedUsing acquitted conduct at sentencingRoy O. Franklin, Jr., Petitioner v. United StatesRoy O. Franklin, Jr. asked whether a sentencing judge may use conduct a jury acquitted him of to raise his advisory Sentencing Guidelines range and sentence. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review), so it did not decide that question.26-5457 DismissedPublic employee job rightsHarrius Johnson, Petitioner v. Miami-Dade County, FloridaHarrius Johnson asked the Supreme Court to review the Eleventh Circuit’s decision upholding summary judgment for Miami-Dade County in his public-employment dispute, arguing that the record was incomplete and the appeals court mishandled evidence and procedure. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide those arguments.26-5352 DismissedFederal suits over court fraudElhadj Alpha Mahmoud Souare, Petitioner v. Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority, et al.Elhadj Alpha Mahmoud Souare asked to reopen his appeal deadline, saying he did not receive notice, and challenged rulings on federal damages claims tied to alleged fraud in state-court proceedings. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review), so it did not decide the legal questions.26-5350 DismissedArbitrators' power over tribal lawsWilton Rancheria, Petitioner v. UNITE HERE International UnionWilton Rancheria asked the Supreme Court to review whether an arbitrator exceeded his authority by invalidating a duly enacted Tribal law. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide that issue.26-39 DismissedReligious books in prisonMisael Cordero, Petitioner v. Gregory Kelley, Individually and as former Senior Correctional Police Officer, East Jersey State Prison, et al.Misael Cordero asked the Court to review whether New Jersey prison officials could claim qualified immunity for allegedly preventing Christian prisoners from receiving religious literature, and whether court precedents or state policies clearly established a right to that material. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide those questions.26-5341 DismissedLife sentences for juvenilesWilliam Shaun Walker, Petitioner v. North CarolinaWilliam Shaun Walker asked whether appeals courts should use Montgomery’s “irreparable corruption” standard to review claims that a juvenile life-without-parole sentence is too harsh for that person, or leave those decisions to trial judges. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review) and did not decide the question.26-5337 DismissedJury instructions and verdictsMehmet Emin Tatas, Petitioner v. Ali Baba's Terrace Inc., et al.In Mehmet Emin Tatas’s case against Ali Baba’s Terrace Inc. and others, Tatas asked whether the court could uphold a civil jury verdict despite a claimed failure to explain a theory’s legal elements, and whether a timely request for a jury instruction was lost when counsel later said the instructions were generally acceptable. The Supreme Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide those questions.26-5358 DismissedRights waived in guilty pleasDonald Herb Johnson, Petitioner v. Laura Plappert, WardenJohnson asked the Supreme Court whether the Sixth Circuit could expand his appeal permission, whether federal courts must defer to state-court arguments never adopted, and what his plea record had to show about giving up trial rights. The Court ended his petition (dismissed it) under Rule 46 without deciding those questions.26-5347 DismissedGun rights after felony convictionsGeorge A. Richardson, Petitioner v. United StatesGeorge Richardson asked the Supreme Court to review whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) can be challenged based on how it applies to an individual, or is invalid as too broad and in violation of due process. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide those questions.26-5357 DismissedAppeals of criminal forfeitureBradley Lane Croft, Petitioner v. United StatesBradley Lane Croft asked the Supreme Court to review the Fifth Circuit’s refusal to grant permission to appeal his claim that his lawyer failed to investigate, and its requirement that he obtain permission to challenge a separate forfeiture order. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide either question.26-5356 DismissedDrug dog searchesTecquin Darkeem Moore, Petitioner v. VirginiaTecquin Darkeem Moore challenged evidence admitted after a Virginia court rejected his request to suppress it, arguing that a drug dog’s behavior without an alert did not justify the vehicle search. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review) and did not decide whether the search violated the Constitution.26-5362 DismissedLawsuits that end too soonGary Westcott, Secretary, Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, et al., Petitioners v. Voice of the Experienced, et al.Louisiana officials asked the Supreme Court to review the Fifth Circuit’s decision to treat their appeals of three temporary court orders as no longer live disputes after each order expired after 90 days. The Supreme Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide the questions raised.26-18 DismissedGun rights after felony convictionsAaron F. Pepple, Petitioner v. United StatesAaron Pepple asked the Supreme Court to review whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) can be challenged as applied to an individual or is unconstitutional across the board as overbroad and in violation of due process. The Court refused to hear his case (denied review), so it did not decide those questions.26-5360

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