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DismissedPresumption of innocenceFrancisco Pineda-Barrientos, Petitioner v. MarylandFrancisco Pineda-Barrientos asks whether jurors must be told before evidence begins that he is presumed innocent and that the state must prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. He also asks whether refusing that instruction until the judge’s final directions is an error that automatically requires a new trial (structural error).26-329 DismissedWorkplace discrimination and retaliationRenete Barnett-Morgan, Petitioner v. Inverness Technologies, Inc.Renete Barnett-Morgan’s petition says Inverness Technologies removed her from a supervisory role without changing her pay, title, or benefits, and that her filings with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission described retaliation despite an unchecked box on the charge form. It also asks whether courts must use the McDonnell Douglas framework, a test for assessing discrimination claims, when deciding her Title VII job-discrimination claims.26-327 DismissedState court for property claimsMike Barry, et al., Petitioners v. City of Los Angeles, CaliforniaMike Barry and other operators of a Los Angeles hotel say the city’s residential-hotel rules took their property without fair payment, a claim known as a regulatory taking. A federal court paused their claim while a state court considers their challenge to a city citation; their petition asks whether federal courts can require the state case to go first.26-324 DismissedGovernment seizure of propertyLewis Curtis Woodard, Petitioner v. Alabama, et al.Lewis Curtis Woodard's petition asks whether Alabama's civil-forfeiture process (a civil case to take property) must follow Fourth Amendment search-and-seizure limits throughout and provide meaningful court review of constitutional objections before property is permanently taken.26-323 DismissedJob transfers and disability leaveNichol Royston, Petitioner v. City of Scottsdale, ArizonaNichol Royston asks the Supreme Court to review whether the Ninth Circuit wrongly treated her involuntary transfer as harmless because she kept her title, rank, and pay, despite claimed changes to her work conditions. She also asks whether employers may rely on past or expected disability-related leave, including cancer-related leave, to justify adverse actions without following the ADA’s interactive process or showing undue hardship.26-317 DismissedRequired vehicle safety standardsAlbert Ekladyous, Petitioner v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, et al.Albert Ekladyous’s petition asks whether the D.C. Circuit could treat his claim that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration failed to adopt a vehicle standard required by Congress as a late challenge to a completed rule, rather than as a claim that the agency failed to act. He also asks whether the agency’s rule, which he says departs from the incorporated SAE J3069 requirements, can be challenged on that basis.26-314 DismissedPolice cover-up of murderWillie M. Walker, Petitioner v. Columbus Division of Police, et al.Willie M. Walker asks the Supreme Court to review whether an alleged government cover-up of a murder violated the victim’s family’s constitutional right to fair treatment, and when their federal civil-rights claim deadline began.26-312 DismissedVeterans' access to reviewIsrael Cantu, Petitioner v. Douglas A. Collins, Secretary of Veterans AffairsIsrael Cantu, a veteran, challenges the handling of claims for earlier effective dates for service-connected disabilities and the Board of Veterans’ Appeals’ compliance with a prior remand. He argues that dismissals of his appeal and mandamus proceedings denied him meaningful review and a fair decision.26-309 DismissedLawyer duties to clientsChristina Louise Knowlton, Petitioner v. Titus G. Donnell, et al.Christina Louise Knowlton's petition asks whether an attorney violated duties to a client by missing a filing deadline, filing a voluntary dismissal without the client's knowledge or consent, and failing to communicate or provide needed accommodations. It also challenges reliance on court filings and a fee agreement that Knowlton says were unauthorized or altered.26-308 DismissedGun rights after felony convictionsDante Delray Vecera, Petitioner v. United StatesThe Supreme Court refused to hear Dante Delray Vecera’s case (denied his petition for review), so it did not decide the legal issues. Vecera challenged a federal law barring people convicted of crimes punishable by more than a year in prison from possessing firearms, arguing that it violates the Second Amendment and exceeds Congress’s power to regulate commerce.26-5072 DismissedTrial and appeal court reviewJean Max Darbouze, Petitioner v. CaliforniaJean Max Darbouze asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a California Supreme Court case, citing an unspecified failure by the trial and appellate courts. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide the underlying issue.26-5147 DismissedWaiving prisoner trial deadlinesOrlando F. Hill, Petitioner v. WisconsinOrlando F. Hill asked the Supreme Court to review whether Wisconsin could treat the Interstate Agreement on Detainers’ 180-day trial deadline as waived after a denied adjournment request and no objection to a later preliminary-hearing date, even though he and his lawyer did not agree to delay trial. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide that question.26-5862 DismissedPermission to appeal a convictionAli Fathelelah Elmezayen, Petitioner v. United StatesAli Elmezayen asked the Supreme Court to review the Ninth Circuit’s refusal to give him permission to appeal the denial of his federal challenge to his conviction. He argued that the district court rejected his constitutional claims after considering them, not on a procedural ground; the Supreme Court refused review and did not decide whether the Ninth Circuit used the right test.26-5141 DismissedAccurate sentencing informationJuan Gonzalez-Lopez, Petitioner v. United StatesJuan Gonzalez-Lopez asked whether defendants may challenge any assumption or fact used to set a sentence, or only criminal-history errors when they had no lawyer. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied his petition) and did not decide that question.26-5557 DismissedProsecutor immunityAndre L. Echols, Jr., Petitioner v. Tom Hansel, Assistant Corporation Counsel, City of Chicago, IllinoisAndre Echols asks the Supreme Court to reconsider or narrow a rule that protects prosecutors from money-damages lawsuits under federal civil-rights law for bringing and presenting prosecutions, and to decide whether that protection covers a Chicago city lawyer in a civil vehicle-impoundment case. Echols alleges the lawyer pursued the case despite false testimony and an unlawful impoundment.26-305 DismissedIntent in fraud judgmentsJeri L. Knox, Petitioner v. Winnie J. Walker, Individually and as Trustee of the Frank R. Walker and Winnie J. Walker Living TrustJeri L. Knox challenges a fraud judgment, arguing that the trial court cited two standards—one requiring intent to deceive and one that does not—but never said which its findings met. Indiana’s Court of Appeals affirmed by treating the judgment as actual fraud, and Knox asks whether that violated due process.26-301 DismissedFair notice for lawyer disciplineMike Singh Sethi, Petitioner v. United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, et al.Mike Singh Sethi challenges attorney discipline in the Ninth Circuit. His petition asks whether the court could suspend him based on alleged violations omitted from a supplemental charge without giving him a chance to defend against them, or for violating a citation rule requiring him to identify the technology used to correct inaccurate citations when that rule was announced only in the final disciplinary decision.26-296 DismissedFiring over military serviceAdam McLean, et al., Petitioners v. Delta Air Lines, Inc., a Delaware CorporationMcLean and other employees asked whether courts may apply a rule that can protect an employer who sincerely but mistakenly believes a worker broke a work rule, despite a federal law protecting military-service employment rights that requires employers to prove they would have taken the same action without the worker’s service. The Supreme Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide that question.26-275 DismissedFairness in repeat lawsuitsCapital Security Systems, Inc., Petitioner v. NCR Voyix CorporationCapital Security Systems asked whether fairness concerns, such as manifest injustice, may affect a federal court’s decision that an earlier case bars a later one (res judicata). The Supreme Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide that question.26-7 DismissedRight to question witnessesSteven Vicario, Petitioner v. OhioSteven Vicario argued that an Ohio trial court violated his right to question a witness by waiting until after she testified to decide whether her earlier statements could be used, then admitting them as evidence. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied his petition) and did not decide whether that violated the Constitution.26-266 DismissedAdding defendants after deadlinesMadelyn Marina Quiroz, et al., Petitioners v. Eduardo Hernandez, et al.Madelyn Marina Quiroz and others asked whether adding a legally separate, differently named defendant to an amended lawsuit can count as correcting a mistaken identity, based on what that defendant knew during the time allowed for service. The Supreme Court refused to hear the case, so it did not decide that question.26-260 DismissedGun waiting periodsAndrea Beckwith, et al., Petitioners v. Aaron M. Frey, Individually and as Attorney General of MaineAndrea Beckwith and other gun buyers challenged Maine’s 72-hour wait before purchasers can take possession of a firearm. The Supreme Court refused to hear their case (denied review), so it did not decide whether the waiting period violates the Second Amendment.26-258 DismissedGun rights for nonviolent felonsJoseph Frederick Johnson, Petitioner v. United StatesJoseph Frederick Johnson argued that the Second Amendment lets a person whose only felony is nonviolent challenge the federal firearm ban as it applies to him; his only predicate conviction was a 2015 marijuana-cultivation felony. The Tenth Circuit upheld his convictions because its precedent barred such challenges, but the Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review) and did not decide the legal question.26-270 DismissedRace bias in jury selectionJaime Centeno, Petitioner v. United StatesJaime Centeno asked whether an appeals court may decide for itself that a party’s jury strike was discriminatory when the trial judge used the wrong legal test under Batson, the rule for reviewing discriminatory jury strikes. The Supreme Court refused to hear Centeno’s case (denied review), so it did not decide that question.26-5247 DismissedGun rights after felony convictionsAntonio Daleon White, Petitioner v. United StatesWhite asked the Supreme Court to review whether federal law may bar people with qualifying convictions from possessing guns and whether Congress may regulate possession based on a gun’s earlier crossing of state lines. The Court refused to hear his case (denied the petition), so it did not decide these questions.26-5245 DismissedGun rights after nonviolent convictionsJason Eugene Ellett, Petitioner v. United StatesJason Ellett asked whether the Second Amendment lets a person challenge the federal law barring people with certain prior convictions from possessing guns when those convictions were nonviolent and nondangerous, and what standard courts should use. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review), so it did not decide those questions.26-5771 DismissedCourt review of fraud claimsJo-Anne Sparta, Petitioner v. Related Affordable, LLC, et al.Jo-Anne Sparta asked the Supreme Court to review the Florida Supreme Court’s refusal to review her case against Related Affordable, LLC, TRG Management Company LLP, and SA Residences Preservation, L.P., alleging fraud and other misconduct. The Supreme Court refused to hear her case (denied review) and did not decide the allegations or the legal questions.26-5454 DismissedCourt docket filingsIn Re Bridget Gilmore, PetitionerBridget Gilmore asked the Supreme Court to direct the Fifth Circuit to correct disputed docket entries, enter her May 12 submissions, and preserve materials she says Walmart used. The Court refused to hear her petition (denied it), so it did not decide whether her claims warranted relief.26-5283 DismissedBlocking speech before publicationJoshua Mast, et al., Petitioners v. John Doe, et al.Joshua, Stephanie, and Richard Mast challenged an order barring them from sharing information that could identify John Doe and others; the Fourth Circuit upheld it, citing an interest in protecting foreign nationals viewed as American collaborators. The Supreme Court refused to hear their petition (denied review) and did not decide whether the order was lawful.26-226 DismissedGuam, Petitioner v. Arthur U. San Agustin, et al.Guam asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Guam Supreme Court’s disqualification of the elected attorney general’s office during an appeal involving dismissal of a public-integrity case. Guam argued the process violated the public’s constitutional rights and left no lawful substitute counsel; the Court refused to hear the case (denied review), without deciding the claims.26-264 DismissedPatent royalties after expirationAcorda Therapeutics, Inc., Petitioner v. Alkermes PLCAcorda Therapeutics asked the Supreme Court to review its dispute with Alkermes over royalties paid after a licensed patent expired, arguing that federal patent law required their return and that an arbitrator wrongly limited repayment under New York’s Voluntary Payment Doctrine. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide those claims.26-498 DismissedDiscrimination in performance plansJoanne Walsh, Petitioner v. HNTB CorporationJoanne Walsh argued that an HNTB performance plan allegedly imposed because of her age changed her job conditions: it required frequent meetings and reviews, mandatory tasks, and warned of possible termination. The First Circuit found no change to her title, pay, duties, or advancement chances; the Supreme Court refused to hear her case (denied review) and did not decide the legal question.26-496 DismissedParental rights without a hearingIn Re Ann Lutnes, PetitionerAnn Lutnes asked whether a state court could continue handling her parental-rights case without a required hearing, whether she could compel the hearing, and whether alleged clerk obstruction excused state procedural requirements. The Supreme Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide those questions.26-5052 DismissedFree transcripts in custody appealsMao Ju, aka Ju Mao, Petitioner v. Forest M. BrightMao Ju asked the Supreme Court to review her claims that she could not afford the hearing transcript needed to appeal a custody ruling and that parental safeguards should depend on the effect of state orders, not the proceeding’s label. She said those orders kept her from custody for eight years without a finding that she was unfit; the Court refused to hear her case (denied review) and did not decide her claims.26-5328 DismissedAccess to appealsCharise L. Logan, Petitioner v. First TransitCharise Logan asked the Supreme Court to review her claims that Minnesota’s appeals court dismissed her appeal against First Transit before a transcript deadline, that transcript problems unfairly burdened her despite her approved status to proceed without court fees, and that court staff kept timely filings out of the record. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide those claims.26-5096 DismissedConsecutive prison sentencesJustin Dewayne Dickerson, Petitioner v. United StatesJustin Dewayne Dickerson asked the Supreme Court to review whether a federal judge acted unreasonably by requiring his 24-month federal sentence to run after his 20-year Mississippi sentence. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide that question.26-5051 DismissedJury findings for past convictionsPedro Delgado-Ramirez, Petitioner v. United StatesPedro Delgado-Ramirez asked the Supreme Court whether the Sixth Amendment permits the prior-conviction exception recognized in Almendarez-Torres and, if not, whether that precedent should be overturned. The Court refused to hear his case (denied review), so it did not decide those questions.26-5050 DismissedJury rights for release violationsKelley Lynn Lamberson, Petitioner v. United StatesKelley Lynn Lamberson asked the Supreme Court to review whether a federal law on supervised release complies with the Fifth and Sixth Amendments. The Court refused to hear her case (denied review), so it did not decide that question.26-5049 DismissedJury findings for longer sentencesJamel A. Carlton, aka Jamal Carlton, Petitioner v. New JerseyJamel Carlton asked the Court to review whether New Jersey could treat an alleged sentencing error as harmless and use his New York conviction instead of a qualifying New Jersey offense, and whether a judge’s fact-finding could support a sentence above the maximum allowed by the jury’s verdict. The Court refused to hear the case (denied the petition) and did not decide those questions.26-5110 DismissedAccess to the courtsEhab Allababidi, Petitioner v. IllinoisEhab Allababidi asked the Supreme Court to review his claims that Illinois’s rules for appealing after a guilty plea, appointed counsel’s failure to file an appeal, and barriers to reaching or filing with the courts violated his constitutional rights. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide those claims.26-5055 DismissedExecution method challenge deadlinesDennis Sochor, Petitioner v. FloridaDennis Sochor asked the Supreme Court to review whether Florida could reject his Eighth Amendment challenge to execution methods as too late under a one-year deadline, which he argued left no chance to challenge the method that would actually be used. The Court refused to hear his petition (denied review) and did not decide that issue.26-5061 DismissedPrisoners' access to courtsTashon Earl Hurell, Petitioner v. Brian Kendall, WardenTashon Earl Hurell asked the Supreme Court to review the Fourth Circuit’s treatment of his claims as untimely, citing alleged limits on access to legal materials, fabricated evidence, and ineffective trial counsel. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide those claims.26-5060 DismissedJames Brown, Petitioner v. TexasJames Brown asked the Supreme Court to review whether a court can lose its authority to hear a case through a hybrid-representation waiver and whether he is actually innocent of the assault and aggravated-assault charges in his indictment. The Court refused to hear his petition (denied review), so it did not decide either question.26-5057 DismissedElhadj A. M. Souare, Petitioner v. Elizabeth TiltscherElhadj A. M. Souare asked the Supreme Court to review his due-process challenges to an Ohio custody ruling, including the handling of objections, missing transcripts, and a finding he says conflicts with the trial court docket. The Court refused to hear his case (denied the petition for review) and did not decide those questions.26-5109 DismissedLawyers for plea withdrawalTarrell Hendrix, Petitioner v. United StatesTarrell Hendrix asked whether an appeals court could treat an assumed denial of a lawyer while he sought to withdraw his guilty plea as harmless because a lawyer was later appointed and the court found his motion lacked merit. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case and did not decide that question.26-5054 DismissedJury selection and expert testimonyRuben Arturo Matadamas-Serrano, Petitioner v. NevadaRuben Arturo Matadamas-Serrano asked the Supreme Court to review questions about how courts handle jury-selection challenges and testimony from a replacement medical examiner who relied partly on an autopsy report by an examiner who did not testify. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide either question.26-5062 DismissedFelon gun banClarence Pearson, Petitioner v. United StatesClarence Pearson asked the Supreme Court to review whether a federal ban on gun possession by people with certain felony convictions violates the Second Amendment, whether Congress can apply it based on a gun’s earlier trip across state lines, and whether the appeals court must revisit a sentencing decision. The Court refused to hear his case (denied review), so it did not decide those questions.26-5058 DismissedAppealing release conditionsCarlos Robles, Petitioner v. United StatesThe Court refused to hear Carlos Robles’s case (denied review) on whether appeals courts may consider challenges to supervised-release conditions that depend on a probation officer’s or another professional’s discretion, or must treat those challenges as unripe. The Court did not decide that legal question.26-5069

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