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DismissedWho can order deportationsJorge Alejandro Avalos, Petitioner v. United StatesAn ICE assistant field office director ordered Jorge Avalos removed from the United States, and Avalos argued that the official’s role violated the Appointments Clause because he was not appointed by a department head. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review), so it did not decide whether the official’s role violated the Constitution.26-5675 DismissedDeath penalty defenseKer'Sean Olajuwa Ramey, Petitioner v. TexasKer’Sean Ramey argued that Texas’s highest criminal court wrongly refused to review his claims about jury selection and his lawyers’ failure to present available evidence that could have reduced his death sentence. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case and denied his request for a temporary pause in his execution; it did not decide whether his claims were correct.26-5637 DismissedDeath penalty proceduresCurtis W. Beasley, Petitioner v. FloridaBeasley argued that Florida’s 35-day period between signing an execution warrant and the scheduled execution, its constitutional conformity clause, his jury’s lack of unanimous sentencing findings, and the governor’s warrant-selection process violated his rights. The Court refused to hear his case (denied review) and refused a temporary pause (stay) of the execution, without deciding his claims.26-5678 DismissedNotice before trust judgmentsAddison Hesser, Petitioner v. Danon Blea, et al.Army service member Addison Hesser, a named trust beneficiary, challenged a judgment against the trust entered without notice while he was serving abroad. Nevada’s highest court said the trustee’s participation meant Hesser’s right to fair notice was not violated and that he had to show a defense to get relief; the Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review) and did not decide those issues.26-5684 DismissedFifth Amendment rightsVonnie McDaniels, Petitioner v. United StatesThe Supreme Court refused to hear Vonnie McDaniels’s request to review a Sixth Circuit case involving an alleged Fifth Amendment violation by a district court. The Court did not decide whether a violation occurred.26-5640 DismissedJudge conflicts of interestFrank Romero, Petitioner v. Corey Fhuere, Superintendent, Oregon State PenitentiaryFrank Romero asks the Supreme Court to review his case, arguing that the trial judge should have stepped aside because the district attorney was the judge’s son and his lawyer failed to object.26-5599 DismissedPunishment for breaking release rulesXzavion Dayshaun Ragsdale, Petitioner v. United StatesXzavion Dayshaun Ragsdale asks the Supreme Court to review whether a judge sentencing someone after a violation that requires supervised-release revocation must follow § 3583(e), and whether that law bars the judge from considering punishment for the violation.26-5584 DismissedFalse evidence in death trialsLeJames Norman, Petitioner v. TexasLeJames Norman asked the Supreme Court to review his claim that Texas presented false evidence and arguments at his trial that conflicted with what it presented at a co-defendant’s trial to obtain a death verdict. The Court denied his request for a temporary pause in his execution and refused to hear the case, leaving the due-process question undecided.26-5558 DismissedDefense expert testimonyTerrill Smith, Petitioner v. United StatesTerrill Smith's petition asks whether his trial lawyer had to investigate expert testimony on a key issue after the government planned to present its own expert, and whether failing to do so could have affected the verdict.26-5556 DismissedGun rights after nonviolent feloniesIsaac Foster, Petitioner v. United StatesIsaac Foster asked the Supreme Court to review whether a federal law permanently barring people with felony convictions from possessing firearms violates the Second Amendment when their convictions were nonviolent. The Court refused to hear his case (denied his petition), so it did not decide that constitutional question.26-5672 DismissedRetroactive robbery rulingRamon Aponte, Petitioner v. United StatesRamon Aponte argued that a completed Hobbs Act robbery does not count as a “crime of violence” under a federal firearm law and that the lower courts wrongly denied him permission to appeal (a certificate of appealability). The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied the petition), so it did not decide those issues.26-5679 DismissedSupervised release conditionsMichael Chase Watson, Petitioner v. United StatesThe Supreme Court refused to hear Michael Chase Watson’s challenge. It did not decide whether a district court may impose supervised-release conditions by referring to a pre-prepared document without checking whether the defendant reviewed it.26-5668 DismissedGun rights after felony convictionsVictor Gavalo, Petitioner v. United StatesVictor Gavalo asked the Supreme Court to review whether a federal law barring people with felony convictions from possessing guns violates the Second Amendment. The Court refused to hear his case (denied review), so it did not decide whether the law is constitutional.26-5635 DismissedJudges' sentencing findingsWilliam Jack Filing, Petitioner v. United StatesWilliam Jack Filing asked whether a sentencing judge may support a guideline adjustment by adopting findings from the probation office’s presentence report instead of making independent findings. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied the petition), so it did not decide that question.26-5666 DismissedSentencing for prior convictionsJames Darrick Beeler, Petitioner v. United StatesJames Darrick Beeler asked whether a federal sentencing increase applies when a prior conviction covers more conduct than the federal definition of child pornography. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case, so it did not decide that question.26-5636 DismissedSentencing based on uncharged conductStephen Reed Pattison, Petitioner v. United StatesStephen Pattison asked the Supreme Court to review his sentence, arguing that the district court more than doubled the agreed-upon Guidelines range and that courts disagree about what “similar” uncharged conduct means and whether the Guidelines’ examples are exclusive. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide those issues.26-5763 DismissedGun rights after felony convictionsTerry Ball, Petitioner v. United StatesTerry Ball asked the Supreme Court to review whether a federal law restricting firearm possession violates the Second Amendment, either generally or as applied to him. The Court refused to hear his case (denied review) and did not decide that constitutional question.26-5687 DismissedDrug prosecutions at seaWinston Pinnock, Petitioner v. United StatesWinston Pinnock asked the Court to review whether the United States may prosecute a foreign citizen for drug activity on a foreign-registered boat with no U.S. connection, including activity in another nation’s exclusive economic zone, under the Fifth Amendment and Congress’s power over crimes on the high seas. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide those questions.26-5651 DismissedLimits on police searchesRoderick Larkins, Petitioner v. United StatesRoderick Larkins asked the Supreme Court to review a Fourth Amendment issue in his case against the United States. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide that issue.26-5609 DismissedGun rights after drug convictionsRichard Barge, Petitioner v. United StatesRichard Barge argued that the federal law barring firearm possession by people convicted of crimes punishable by more than a year in prison violates the Second Amendment as applied to him because of a decade-old, nonviolent drug-distribution conviction. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review) and did not decide that constitutional question.26-5688 DismissedJury pool representationSteven Todd Roseboro, Petitioner v. United StatesSteven Todd Roseboro asked the Supreme Court to review whether the Eleventh Circuit could use only the 10% absolute-disparity measure to assess whether Black people were fairly represented in jury pools, or whether courts should also consider other statistical measures. The Court refused to hear his petition (denied review), so it did not decide that legal question.26-5789 DismissedForced union bargainingGarten Trucking LC, Petitioner v. National Labor Relations Board, et al.Garten Trucking asked the Supreme Court to review whether the Fourth Circuit gave the National Labor Relations Board too much deference when reviewing the Board’s bargaining-order decision. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide that issue.26-84 DismissedJury-rejected facts at sentencingTianna Barber, Petitioner v. United StatesTianna Barber asked the Supreme Court to review whether a jury’s rejection of drug quantities on special interrogatories counts as “acquitted conduct” under the federal sentencing guidelines. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide that question.26-5702 DismissedMortgage debt ownershipKhalid El Shaddai, Petitioner v. Nationstar Mortgage, LLC, et al.Khalid El Shaddai asked the Supreme Court to review the dismissal of his mortgage dispute with Nationstar Mortgage and Freedom Mortgage, arguing that he never received the loan money and that the debt’s ownership and transfer were not properly shown. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide those claims.26-67 DismissedRight to challenge trial lawyersTroy R. Thomas, Petitioner v. United StatesTroy R. Thomas asked the Supreme Court to review whether District of Columbia rules blocked courts from hearing his claims that his trial and appeal lawyers failed to represent him effectively. The Court refused to hear his petition (denied review) and did not decide those issues.26-5631 DismissedCoverage after policy expirationRic Logg, et al., Petitioners v. TIG Insurance CompanyRic and Kelly Logg and the other petitioners asked the Supreme Court to review whether a federal court could let TIG Insurance Company deny coverage under an annual policy based on later events unrelated to the insured risk, despite state law. The Court refused to hear the case, so it did not decide that question.26-74 DismissedWhistleblower retaliationSteven A. McKinnis, Petitioner v. Department of the InteriorSteven A. McKinnis argued that the Federal Circuit made it too hard to show his protected whistleblowing contributed to personnel actions and mishandled evidence and the burden of proof in his case against the Department of the Interior. The Supreme Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide those claims.26-70 DismissedChallenges to biased judgesJohn Zhong, et al., Petitioners v. Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County, et al.John Zhong and the other applicants asked the Supreme Court to review whether a state court may reject a request to disqualify a judge without explaining why, when the alleged facts, if true, show an extreme risk of bias. The Court refused to hear the case (denied the petition), so it did not decide that constitutional question.26-95 DismissedExtra punishment for escapeAaron Davis Reed, Petitioner v. United StatesAaron Davis Reed asked whether counting the same escape from custody as an escape-status point under federal sentencing guidelines violates the Fifth Amendment’s ban on multiple punishments. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review) and did not decide that question.26-5669 DismissedConspiracy to commit impossible crimesJuan Martinez, Petitioner v. United StatesJuan Martinez asked the Supreme Court to review how legal impossibility—the idea that a conspiracy charge may fail if the planned conduct would not be a crime—applies to conspiracy cases. The Court refused to hear the case (denied the petition), so it did not decide that question.26-68 DismissedDiscrimination claim deadlinesVinay Saini, Petitioner v. Hospital Care ConsultantsVinay Saini asked the Supreme Court to review whether the deadline for his workplace-discrimination claim against Hospital Care Consultants should start only when he could discover alleged unequal treatment that the company concealed through misrepresentations. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide that legal question or rule for either side.26-89 DismissedJury findings for repeat offensesAnthony Lee Daniels, Petitioner v. United StatesAnthony Lee Daniels asked the Supreme Court to review what the government must prove to show that an acknowledged error in his case did not affect the outcome. The Court refused to hear the case (denied the petition), so it did not decide that question.26-5721 DismissedDrug crimes and group shootingsDavid J. Duncan, IV, Petitioner v. United StatesDavid J. Duncan IV asked the Supreme Court to review whether federal law requires prosecutors to prove that a shooting into a group was connected to the major drug offense. The Court refused to hear his case (denied review) and did not decide that legal question.26-5709 DismissedSurplus money from tax foreclosuresDavid Paul Biesemeyer, Petitioner v. Municipality of Anchorage, AlaskaDavid Paul Biesemeyer asked the Supreme Court to review whether Anchorage could keep surplus proceeds from a tax foreclosure, despite claims about property rights, notice and filing deadlines, and excessive fines. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide those questions.26-99 DismissedFree speech rightsRichard Lee Rogers, Petitioner v. United StatesRichard Lee Rogers asked the Supreme Court to review the Ninth Circuit’s decision upholding a district court’s denial of his appeal, arguing that the court rejected conduct protected by the First Amendment. The Supreme Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide his First Amendment claim.26-5725 DismissedFacts that raise maximum sentencesCesar Delgado, Petitioner v. United StatesCesar Delgado asked whether facts that raise the maximum prison sentence—including a prior conviction—must be listed in the indictment and admitted or proved to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied his petition for review) and did not decide that legal question.26-5671 DismissedFederal appeals court powerFairly W. Earls, Petitioner v. Rich Giroux, WardenFairly W. Earls asked whether the Seventh Circuit could block court access and impose a sanction in an appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging a Wisconsin Supreme Court decision. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review) and did not decide that question.26-5615 DismissedCorrecting criminal judgmentsIran Dewayne Ketchup, Petitioner v. United StatesIran Ketchup asked the Supreme Court to review whether the Eleventh Circuit should have recalled its mandate and allowed correction of a criminal judgment that, he said, listed a crime he was not charged with or convicted of. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide that dispute.26-5638 DismissedReopening convictions over fraudJesse James Gulley, Jr., Petitioner v. United StatesJesse James Gulley argued that government-certified records contradicted the premise that a valid arrest warrant had been filed and returned, and that his fraud-on-the-court claim should be considered despite rules limiting repeat challenges to convictions. The Supreme Court refused to hear his petition (denied it), so it did not decide whether those rules barred his claim or whether the alleged fraud occurred.26-5681 DismissedFederal appeals processHoward D. Davis, Petitioner v. Brad Mlodzik, WardenHoward D. Davis asked the Supreme Court to review claims that his trial lawyer failed to present an alibi or investigate, and that his later lawyer failed to raise related issues, including a challenge to evidence given to the jury during deliberations. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide whether his claims were valid.26-5067 DismissedGun and drug sentencingDiamonique Shawn Newton, Petitioner v. United StatesDiamonique Shawn Newton asked the Supreme Court to review a four-level increase to her federal sentence based on a firearm’s connection to drug trafficking, arguing the evidence did not show she possessed a firearm in connection with that offense. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide whether the increase was justified.26-5204 DismissedCorporate racketeering groupsLuis H. Quinones-Santiago, Petitioner v. United StatesLuis H. Quinones-Santiago asked the Supreme Court to review whether federal racketeering law lets the government treat corporate and noncorporate entities not named as defendants as one enterprise, and when it may do so. The Court refused to hear his case (denied review), so it did not decide that question.26-5297 DismissedMurder to gain gang statusWilber Vigil-Benitez, Petitioner v. United StatesWilber Vigil-Benitez asked the Supreme Court to review whether federal law required proof that he acted to gain entry to, or maintain or improve his own position in, a racketeering enterprise, and whether a jury instruction allowing conviction when a killing was an “integral aspect” of membership weakened that requirement. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide either question.26-5199 DismissedFederal retirement payWarren R. Johnson, Petitioner v. United States Federal Government, et al.Warren R. Johnson asked the Supreme Court to review his claims that the federal government denied him due process, arbitration or mediation, and civil rights, and wrongly calculated his retirement benefits under OPM rules. The Court refused to hear his case (denied review), so it did not decide whether his claims were valid.26-5207 DismissedGrand jury chargesJustin Juul, Petitioner v. LouisianaJustin Juul argued that a Louisiana appellate court violated due process by refusing to require a grand-jury accusation for a first-degree rape charge and by refusing to require the district attorney to assert a time-limit defense called negative prescription. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review) and did not decide whether either claim was correct.26-5195 DismissedDelayed rulings before guilty pleasJose Aguilar Landaverde, Petitioner v. United StatesJose Aguilar Landaverde argued that a district court violated due process by waiting to rule on his request to dismiss a criminal charge until after he pleaded guilty, which he said cut off his constitutional claims. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review), so it did not decide whether the delay violated due process.26-5205 DismissedRequests for lower sentencesCharles Dana Johnson, II, Petitioner v. United StatesCharles Dana Johnson argued that the sentencing judge relied on his criminal history but did not address his argument that substance abuse helped explain it or his request for a reduced sentence. The Supreme Court refused to hear his petition (denied it) and did not decide whether the sentence was unreasonable.26-5210 DismissedDouble punishment for gun crimesDion Montreal Coxton, Petitioner v. United StatesDion Montreal Coxton asked the Supreme Court to review whether the Constitution’s protection against double jeopardy allows two sentences for an offense violating both 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c) and 924(j), and whether the Fourth Circuit should have allowed a second challenge to his sentence based on Barrett v. United States. The Court refused to hear his case (denied review) and did not decide those questions.26-5200

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