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Equal custody rights
Jeffrey Francis Barry, Petitioner v. Amy Kathleen Schwender
Jeffrey Francis Barry asked the Supreme Court to review his Maryland custody dispute with Amy Kathleen Schwender, raising questions about judicial impartiality, the custody process, and equal-custody rights. The Court refused to hear his case (denied review), so it did not decide those questions.
26-5351
Dismissed
Defense evidence in fraud trials
David Brend, Petitioner v. United States
David Brend challenged his conviction for conspiring to commit wire fraud, arguing that the trial court let the government use evidence of other crypto schemes that turned out to be fraudulent but barred his evidence of lawful multilevel-marketing work. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied the petition) and did not decide his challenge.
26-5258
Dismissed
Who can enforce arbitration
Independent Specialty Insurance Company, et al., Petitioners v. Lower Cameron Hospital Service District, et al.
Independent Specialty Insurance Company and Lower Cameron Hospital Service District were involved in a case asking whether federal or state law decides when someone who did not sign an international arbitration agreement may enforce it under a fairness-based rule called equitable estoppel. The Supreme Court dismissed the petition (ended the request for review) under Rule 46 without deciding that question.
26-2
Dismissed
Religious accommodation claims
Amy Arzamendi, et al., Petitioners v. Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense, et al.
Amy Arzamendi and other plaintiffs asked the Supreme Court to review how much detail someone must provide about their religious beliefs when seeking a workplace accommodation under Title VII. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide that question.
26-20
Dismissed
Medical malpractice evidence
Roxanne Hawkins, et al., Petitioners v. Kunal Ajmera, et al.
Hawkins and other plaintiffs said Maryland courts violated their rights to fair process and equal treatment by excluding their medical expert and ending their case against Kunal Ajmera and other doctors after records they called false were added shortly before trial. The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the case (denied review), leaving the claims undecided.
26-151
Dismissed
Taking children without a warrant
Alandris D. Griffin, Petitioner v. Angela M. Phillips, et al.
Griffin asked the Supreme Court to review claims that state officials took a child from a parent without a warrant or custody order and that later state proceedings displaced an earlier-filed federal case. The Court refused to hear his petition (denied review) and did not decide those claims.
26-5363
Dismissed
Conflicted defense lawyers
Laurell Wells, Petitioner v. United States
Laurell Wells argued that his defense lawyer had a conflict because the lawyer also represented the corporate victim in unrelated, lucrative matters. The Supreme Court refused to hear Wells’s case (denied review), so it did not decide which test applies to such conflicts.
26-5370
Dismissed
Prison mail deadlines
Nathaniel David Struening, Petitioner v. United States
Nathaniel David Struening challenged the Eleventh Circuit’s denial of relief after its mandate based on a label about his representation status. He argued that his earlier notice to represent himself should count as filed when he gave it to prison officials before briefing, even though it was docketed later; the Supreme Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide the legal question.
26-5366
Dismissed
Silencer registration rules
Drew Miller, Petitioner v. United States
Drew Miller asked the Supreme Court to review whether his lawyer failed to provide adequate help by refusing to challenge the federal law on unregistered silencers, and whether Miller’s guilty plea was involuntary because he was not told it would limit appeals of his constitutional claims. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide either claim.
26-5368
Dismissed
Proof of job discrimination
Isaiah Neal, Petitioner v. Troy E. Meink, Secretary of the Air Force, et al.
Isaiah Neal asked the Supreme Court to review the Ninth Circuit’s requirement that Title VII plaintiffs show specific and substantial evidence of pretext, and whether an appeals court may affirm a judgment on a ground the parties had no meaningful chance to address. The Court refused to hear his petition (denied review), so it did not decide either question.
26-5364
Dismissed
Storage rental dispute
Emma Stone, Petitioner v. Extra Space Management, Inc., et al.
The Supreme Court refused to hear Emma Stone’s request to review a Ninth Circuit case involving Extra Space Management, Inc., and others. It did not decide the underlying legal dispute.
26-5365
Dismissed
Right to present a defense
Lashawnda Alexander, Petitioner v. United States
Lashawnda Alexander asked the Supreme Court to review whether a district court improperly barred her from testifying about an essential element, violating her right to present a complete defense. The Court refused to hear her case (denied review) and did not decide that legal question.
26-5404
Dismissed
Courts deciding unraised issues
Gerard Eric Beasley, Petitioner v. United States
Gerard Eric Beasley asked the Supreme Court to overturn the Eleventh Circuit’s decision, arguing that it relied on an issue neither side had raised: whether admitting his second confession was harmless because a firearm found in his car was admissible. The Court refused to hear the case (denied the petition) and did not decide whether the appeals court violated the rule that courts decide issues raised by the parties.
26-5400
Dismissed
Gun rights after felony convictions
David Jund, Petitioner v. United States
David Jund asked whether a federal law barring people convicted of crimes punishable by more than a year in prison from possessing firearms or ammunition can be challenged under the Second Amendment and applied to someone whose convictions involved no violence. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review) and did not decide those questions.
26-5369
Dismissed
Workplace discrimination
Debra Nevins, Petitioner v. DCH Health Systems, DCH Health Care Authority, et al.
Debra Nevins asked the Supreme Court to review an appeals court’s rulings on her firing under a 2020 flu-vaccine policy, her religious objection and comparison with a similar worker, alleged workplace harassment, and alleged retaliation over unemployment benefits. The Court refused to hear her case (denied review) and did not decide those issues.
26-123
Dismissed
Courts deciding unraised issues
Accord Trucking, Inc., Petitioner v. FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.
Accord Trucking asked the Supreme Court to review whether a court may resolve a claim based on a legal reason neither side raised, despite rules about deciding only issues the parties present, due process, and the Seventh Amendment. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide that question.
26-149
Dismissed
Appeals of criminal trial orders
Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, et al., Petitioners v. United States
Khalid Shaikh Mohammad and the other petitioners challenged the D.C. Circuit’s use of mandamus (a special order directing a lower court) to review a criminal trial court’s procedural ruling, which the appeals court said followed settled precedent. The Supreme Court refused to hear the case (denied the petition), so it did not decide the questions; Justice Kavanaugh took no part.
26-13
Dismissed
Immigration warnings in guilty pleas
Jose Manuel Mendoza, Petitioner v. United States
Jose Manuel Mendoza asked the Supreme Court to review how courts assess prejudice when someone challenges a guilty plea under the Sixth Amendment, and whether a plea can stand without a specific warning that it would permanently bar lawful immigration status and reentry. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide those questions.
26-125
Dismissed
Prosecutors' duty to share evidence
Marcus Hahn, Petitioner v. United States
Marcus Hahn asked the Supreme Court to review the Tenth Circuit’s handling of his claims about withheld evidence, the standards for challenging those claims, and whether he could add evidence to the record. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide those issues.
26-5379
Dismissed
Access to the courts
Frank E. Polo, Petitioner v. Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, et al.
Frank E. Polo asked the Supreme Court to review his claim that a Florida court restricted his filings without notice or a hearing and required review by a member of the state bar before he could file. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide whether the restriction was lawful.
26-5374
Dismissed
Access to federal courts
Mocienne Elizabeth Petit Jackson, Petitioner v. Staat Der Nederlanden, et al.
Mocienne Elizabeth Petit Jackson asked the Supreme Court to review a Ninth Circuit decision concerning her self-represented lawsuit against the Netherlands and others, including whether the case could be thrown out for lack of authority to hear it and her complaints about filing and sealing procedures. The Court refused to hear the case and did not decide whether the challenged actions were lawful.
26-129
Dismissed
Chance to fix a lawsuit
Nelda Fink, Petitioner v. Pevco Systems International, Inc., et al.
Nelda Fink challenged the dismissal of her claims against Pevco Systems International and Lauren Upton, arguing that due process required safeguards after she proposed amendments to address identified problems. The Supreme Court refused to hear her case (denied review) and did not decide whether those safeguards were required.
26-126
Dismissed
Prison and post-release supervision
Michael David Platt, Petitioner v. United States
Michael David Platt challenged how the lower court handled his filing and argued that his prison sentence plus supervised release violated federal law and the Constitution. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied his petition), so it did not decide those claims.
26-5372
Dismissed
Drug identity and overdose deaths
Jawayne Watkins, Petitioner v. United States
Jawayne Watkins asked the Supreme Court to review his conviction, arguing that lab testing could not distinguish the charged drug from related chemicals that were legal at the time, and that the evidence did not show which chemical caused a death for purposes of an extra penalty. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide those arguments.
26-5375
Dismissed
Gun bans for drug users
Robert Allen Joshua, Petitioner v. United States
Robert Allen Joshua challenged the federal ban on firearm possession by unlawful controlled-substance users under the Second Amendment. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied his petition for review) and did not decide whether the ban is constitutional.
26-5353
Dismissed
What counts as terrorism
Mirsad Ramic, Petitioner v. United States
The Sixth Circuit upheld a terrorism-guideline increase to Mirsad Ramic’s sentence after he left the U.S. to join ISIS and fight in Syria. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review) and did not decide whether the Assad regime counted as a government or whether Ramic’s conduct was aimed at influencing the U.S.
26-5384
Dismissed
Church permits for homeless housing
Mark Miller, et al., Petitioners v. City of Burien, et al.
Pastor Mark Miller and Burien Free Methodist Church challenged Burien’s permit requirement for hosting unhoused people on church land, arguing it lacked objective approval standards or a deadline for deciding and required proof that hosting would not materially harm public welfare. The Supreme Court refused to hear the case (denied the petition) and did not decide whether the requirement violated the First Amendment.
26-108
Dismissed
Gun rights for drug users
Stephen Biviano Zapata, Petitioner v. United States
Stephen Biviano Zapata asked the Supreme Court to review whether a federal law barring unlawful users of controlled substances from possessing firearms violates the Second Amendment. The Court refused to hear his case (denied the petition) and did not decide that question.
26-5488
Dismissed
Prosecutors using false evidence
In Re Gary D'Oyen, Petitioner
Gary D’Oyen, a Pennsylvania prisoner, argued that lower courts wrongly reclassified and rejected his independent action alleging that state prosecutors committed fraud on federal courts and used fabricated evidence in violation of due process under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied his petition) and did not decide whether his claims were true.
26-5399
Dismissed
Fairness in divorce trials
Rodrigue Alain Ndje Nlend, Petitioner v. Valerie Ndje Nlend
Rodrigue Ndje Nlend claimed that procedures in his Washington divorce case were unfair, alleging that the trial judge fabricated evidence or findings and challenging the appeals court’s use of late evidence, trial timing and notice, and attorney-fee and child-support orders. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review), so it did not decide his claims.
26-5395
Dismissed
Federal gun ban for felons
Leonard J. Higgins, Petitioner v. United States
Leonard Higgins challenged a federal law restricting firearm possession, asking whether it allows case-specific challenges or is invalid as too broad and contrary to due process. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review) and did not decide those constitutional questions.
26-5487
Dismissed
DUI probable cause review
Alija Sejdic, Petitioner v. Shenna Bellows, Maine Secretary of State
Alija Sejdic asked whether the Fourteenth Amendment requires Maine to review probable-cause challenges from the start in administrative hearings for driving with a blood alcohol level above 0.08. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review), so it did not decide that question.
26-5380
Dismissed
Child abuse registry hearings
Kenneth E. Thorton, Petitioner v. Beaver County, Pennsylvania, et al.
Kenneth E. Thorton challenged Pennsylvania’s process for placing people on the ChildLine child-abuse registry after a no-contest plea, arguing it can happen without an independent hearing and adds punishment. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review), so it did not decide those claims.
26-5390
Dismissed
Taking claims as true
Stanislav Arbit, Petitioner v. Mark Zuckerberg
Stanislav Arbit argued that a court violated the Fourteenth Amendment’s due-process guarantee by using an early screening rule to throw out his complaint against Mark Zuckerberg before evidence was developed, rather than treating its allegations as true when deciding a request to dismiss it. The Supreme Court refused to hear his petition (denied review) and did not decide the claim.
26-5391
Dismissed
Help from a defense lawyer
Lynn Allen Isbell, Petitioner v. Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
Isbell asked the Supreme Court to review the Fifth Circuit’s handling of his request for permission to appeal his federal challenge to imprisonment. He argued that his trial lawyer abandoned a challenge to evidence tied to an alleged Fourth Amendment violation and accused him of the charged conduct in closing arguments; the Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide whether his claims were valid.
26-5381
Dismissed
Disputed facts in court
DeTron L. Perry, Petitioner v. Jason B. Bottlinger, et al.
DeTron L. Perry asked the Supreme Court to review his claims that Nebraska courts mishandled disputed facts, evidence, judicial notice, and appellate review in his case against Jason B. Bottlinger and others. The Court refused to hear the case (denied Perry’s petition) and did not decide whether his claims were correct.
26-5398
Dismissed
Notice before filing bans
Hiran Rodriguez, Petitioner v. Meta Platforms, Incorporated, et al.
The case concerned whether a district court could permanently dismiss Hiran Rodriguez’s self-represented lawsuit after allowing him to amend it while barring further filings without notice or a chance to be heard. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied his petition) and did not decide that issue.
26-5388
Dismissed
Defense lawyer mistakes
James E. Durham, Petitioner v. Warden, Pendleton Correctional Facility
James E. Durham asked the Supreme Court to review the appeals court’s handling of his challenge to a state court’s denial of relief, arguing that it failed to address whether the state court applied federal law correctly and that its decision conflicted with rulings on effective legal representation and due process. The Supreme Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide those issues.
26-5315
Dismissed
Reopening judgments for fraud
Charles D. Newton, Petitioner v. Kimberly Kardashian, et al.
Charles D. Newton asked the Supreme Court to review his claim that the Sixth Circuit wrongly disregarded captions and nonverbal actions in digital exhibits that, he said, showed concealed criminal misconduct and justified reopening his case under a rule allowing relief from a final judgment. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide that claim.
26-5382
Dismissed
Gun rights and self-defense
Garrito Fort, Petitioner v. United States
The Supreme Court refused to hear Garrito Fort’s petition (denied review) of a trial court order barring him from arguing self-defense. It did not decide whether the order violated his Second Amendment rights.
26-5386
Dismissed
Appeals of state convictions
Gregory Owens, Petitioner v. Richard Comerford, Secretary, Department of Corrections
Gregory Owens asked the Supreme Court to review the Eleventh Circuit’s refusal to let him appeal his federal constitutional claims, including his argument that the federal law governing state-prisoner challenges, 28 U.S.C. §2254, is unconstitutional after Loper Bright. The Court refused to hear the case and did not decide those arguments.
26-5383
Dismissed
Government rules and property rights
Garnell Walls, Petitioner v. Prince George's County, Maryland, et al.
Garnell Walls argued that a land-use law took his property in violation of the Fifth Amendment; the Fourth Circuit threw out his claim as not ready for court because it said he first had to ask the legislature to change the law. The Supreme Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide either legal question.
26-107
Dismissed
Deadlines for mailed court filings
George Baldwin Hutchinson, Jr., Petitioner v. 81st Readiness Division, Ft Jackson, South Carolina, et al.
The Supreme Court refused to hear George Baldwin Hutchinson Jr.’s case (denied review), leaving his legal questions undecided. He asked whether his complaint was timely when mailed before but received after the deadline, and whether the Fourth Circuit could uphold judgment without a response brief or disregard mail-filing precedent despite an order requiring mail-only filing.
26-106
Dismissed
Disputed facts at sentencing
Tyrone Kelly, Petitioner v. United States
Tyrone Kelly asked the Supreme Court to review whether a sentencing judge could treat a disputed fact as settled by his guilty plea after telling him it would remain open for sentencing. The Court refused to hear his case (denied his petition) and did not decide that question.
26-5394
Dismissed
Immigration form fraud
Abhijit Prasad, Petitioner v. United States
Abhijit Prasad asked the Supreme Court to review his criminal case, arguing that federal law authorized the conduct at issue and challenging the jury instructions and limits on his defense about eligibility for an immigration benefit. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide those arguments.
26-5429
Dismissed
Appealing a federal court ruling
Chris Eugene Cosner, Petitioner v. United States
Chris Eugene Cosner asked the Supreme Court to review a denial by the Fifth Circuit appeals court. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied the petition) and did not decide the underlying legal issue.
26-5507
Dismissed
Incentives for guilty pleas
Juan Carlos Martinez Cecias Rodriguez, Petitioner v. United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
Juan Carlos Martinez Cecias Rodriguez alleged that a trial court secretly offered benefits to defense lawyers to pressure their clients to plead guilty, and argued the practice required removing the judge and undermined a fair trial. The Supreme Court denied review (refused to hear the case) without deciding whether the alleged practice occurred or violated the law.
26-5523
Dismissed
Sentencing for acquitted conduct
Carlos Cardenas-Ramirez, Petitioner v. United States
Carlos Cardenas-Ramirez challenged his federal sentence, arguing that the judge relied on conduct tied to a charge the jury acquitted him of and that a general conspiracy verdict did not establish the drug quantity needed for a mandatory minimum. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied his petition), so it did not decide those questions.
26-5504
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