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DismissedFair trial rightsAlla Zorikova, Petitioner v. Tina Lamey, et al.Alla Zorikova asked the Supreme Court to review California appellate rulings, claiming they denied her a fair trial and violated her rights to present evidence and seek a new trial. The Court refused to hear the case and did not decide whether her claims were valid.26-5225 DismissedMedical statements to trial expertsSharon Elizabeth Keegan, Petitioner v. United StatesSharon Elizabeth Keegan asked the Supreme Court to review whether statements made to an expert retained for trial testimony can qualify under the federal evidence rule for statements made for medical diagnosis. The Court refused to hear her case (denied her petition for Supreme Court review) and did not decide that question.26-5227 DismissedFairness in death row clemencyStacey Ian Humphreys, Petitioner v. Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles, et al.A judge found a conflict and ordered clemency-board member Kimberly McCoy to step aside from Stacey Ian Humphreys’s case; Humphreys argued Georgia’s departure from usual procedures arbitrarily hurt his chance of commutation and violated his rights to fair process and equal treatment. The Supreme Court refused to hear it (denied the petition) and did not decide those claims.26-5211 DismissedRetroactive sex offender registrationAndrew Valles, Petitioner v. Todd Blanche, Attorney General, et al.Andrew Valles asked the Supreme Court to review whether federal authorities could enforce registration requirements against him and prosecute him, and whether due-process, First Amendment, and congressional-delegation rules allowed it. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide those questions.26-5229 DismissedOnline platform liabilityBlondell F. Mitchell, Petitioner v. Amazon Corporation, et al.Blondell F. Mitchell asked the Supreme Court to review a Tenth Circuit case involving Amazon and Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide the legal issue.26-5209 DismissedFelony gun banGlen Prince, Petitioner v. United StatesGlen Prince asked the Supreme Court to review whether a federal law barring people with felony convictions from possessing firearms violates the Second Amendment. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide that constitutional question.26-5228 DismissedSelective law enforcementKenneth Leslie Caldwell, Petitioner v. United StatesKenneth Leslie Caldwell asked the Supreme Court to address concerns about presidential orders, officials he alleged were complicit in unconstitutional conduct or unfit for office, and government personnel allowing unlawful acts without due process. The Court refused to hear the case (denied Caldwell’s petition for Supreme Court review) and did not decide those issues.26-5239 DismissedFederal power over gun possessionPedro Antunez-Galarza, Petitioner v. United StatesPedro Antunez-Galarza asked the Supreme Court to review whether a federal law barring people with felony convictions from possessing firearms exceeds Congress’s power over interstate commerce, including when the possession occurs within one state. The Court refused to hear his case (denied the petition), so it did not decide that question.26-5188 DismissedAppeals of incomplete rulingsAndre Monteek Edwards, Petitioner v. Sherman Campbell, WardenAndre Monteek Edwards asked the Supreme Court to review whether a federal court’s judgment denying his challenge to imprisonment could be appealed despite leaving one constitutional claim undecided, and whether later orders must be wiped out if the appeals court took an appeal before the case was final. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide those questions.26-5231 DismissedGun rights after felony convictionsMallory Taylor, Petitioner v. United StatesMallory Taylor asked the Supreme Court to review whether federal firearm laws comply with the Second Amendment and permit convictions based on a firearm’s past movement across state lines. The Court refused to hear the case (denied the petition) and did not decide either question.26-5235 DismissedHarm from sentencing errorsPaul Horton Smith, Sr., Petitioner v. United StatesPaul Horton Smith asked the Supreme Court to decide whether a defendant must show that an error harmed him to get a sentence overturned when the error was not raised in court and involved a federal sentencing rule. The Court refused to hear Smith’s case (denied review), so it did not decide that question.26-5238 DismissedLimits on court filingsSamuel Lee Smith, Jr., Petitioner v. FloridaSamuel Lee Smith, Jr. challenged a judge’s participation in his Florida misdemeanor case and a state appellate order restricting future filings unless a lawyer reviewed and signed them. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review) and did not decide his claims.26-5219 DismissedFederal power over gun possessionAlbert Ayala, Petitioner v. United StatesThe Supreme Court refused to hear Albert Ayala’s request for review (denied review) of his challenge to Congress’s power to regulate intrastate firearm and ammunition possession under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The Court did not decide that constitutional question.26-5243 DismissedRepeat challenges after appealJames Henry Kelley, III, Petitioner v. United StatesThe Fifth Circuit treated Kelley’s later challenge to his conviction and sentence as a barred repeat filing; he argued his first motion restored his appeal rights and led the district court to enter a new judgment. The Supreme Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide whether his later motion was barred.26-5220 DismissedAccess to trial transcriptsJohn Wesley Patton, Petitioner v. LouisianaJohn Wesley Patton argued that Louisiana denied him trial transcripts and courtroom audio he needed to challenge his trial and seek post-conviction review, and that a state law restricting access to audio was unconstitutional. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case and did not decide whether Louisiana violated the Constitution.26-5241 DismissedLimits on cloud search warrantsKimberley Ann Tew, Petitioner v. United StatesThe Supreme Court refused to hear Kimberley Ann Tew’s challenge to a warrant allowing officers to search an iCloud account for evidence tied to six criminal laws. Tew argued the warrant was so broad that officers could not rely on the rule that may protect evidence gathered when officers reasonably rely on a warrant; the Court did not decide that question.26-5236 DismissedInformant statements at trialMartez Deangelo Wright, Petitioner v. United StatesMartez Deangelo Wright asked the Supreme Court to review whether prosecutors violated his right to question witnesses against him by playing a cooperating informant’s out-of-court statements to the jury without calling the informant to testify. The Court refused to hear his case (denied review), so it did not decide whether a violation occurred.26-5244 DismissedJury role in sentencingJames Benjamin Allen, Petitioner v. United StatesJames Benjamin Allen asked the Supreme Court to review whether the Fourth Circuit should have sent his case back for resentencing after the district court refused the parties’ request for a jury to decide whether he qualified as an armed career offender. The Court refused to hear the case and did not decide whether the Fourth Circuit erred.26-5224 DismissedSentence reductions under new rulesMario Enrique Mendoza Delgado, Petitioner v. United StatesMario Enrique Mendoza Delgado sought a five-month sentence reduction under a later change to federal sentencing guidelines. He argued that the district court relied on conduct considered at his original sentencing and failed to give proper weight to the guideline change and his rehabilitation; the Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied the petition) and did not rule on those arguments.26-5240 DismissedTranscript costs and appealsAmro N. Elkabany, Petitioner v. Louis C. Shapiro, Judge, Superior Court of New Jersey, Gloucester County, et al.Amro N. Elkabany asked the Supreme Court to review the Third Circuit’s use of a rule limiting federal review of state-court judgments to dismiss his complaint, and his claim that New Jersey’s appellate court denied him fair legal process over transcript fees he could not afford. The Court refused to hear his case (denied review) and did not decide the questions.26-5250 DismissedRace and jury selectionJames Desmond Booth, Petitioner v. FloridaJames Desmond Booth asked the Supreme Court to review whether his lawyer could reasonably object to removing a sleeping juror because that juror was the panel’s only Black member, and whether race-based juror-retention decisions are barred. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide those questions.26-5230 DismissedConstitutional claims after convictionJohn Wesley Patton, Petitioner v. Gary Westcott, Secretary, Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, et al.John Wesley Patton argued that the Louisiana Supreme Court wrongly treated several of his post-conviction claims as outside the grounds allowed for relief, even though he said they raised state and federal constitutional violations. The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review), so it did not decide whether those claims qualified for relief.26-5246 DismissedGun evidence in drug crimesPaul Curry, Petitioner v. United StatesPaul Curry argued that the evidence did not support the guilty verdicts for possessing a firearm in connection with a drug-trafficking crime. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review), so it did not decide whether the evidence was sufficient.26-5248 DismissedParents' visitation rightsKevin Adebayo Ajenifuja, Petitioner v. Anita Ursel KoepckeKevin Adebayo Ajenifuja asked the Supreme Court to review his claims that a custody court violated his rights through a private interview of a child, limits on his visits, and its treatment of his neglect allegation. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) without deciding those questions.26-5377 DismissedDNA evidence and innocenceBryan Lamar Gresham, Petitioner v. Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions DivisionBryan Lamar Gresham asked the Supreme Court to review a Fifth Circuit case involving a question about DNA evidence. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide that question.26-5256 DismissedJury findings on past convictionsDaniel Martinez-Loyola, Petitioner v. United StatesDaniel Martinez-Loyola asked the Supreme Court to review a Fifth Circuit decision and overrule *Almendarez-Torres v. United States*. The Court refused to hear his case (denied review) and did not decide whether to overrule that precedent.26-5249 DismissedDrug convictions and federal sentencingAkeem Asad, Petitioner v. United StatesAkeem Asad asked the Supreme Court to review whether state drug convictions involving substances that federal law does not ban can count as “controlled substance offenses” for career-offender sentencing under the federal guidelines. The Court refused to hear his case (denied review), so it did not decide that legal issue in this case.26-5255 DismissedJury findings on past convictionsEloy Padilla-Saldana, Petitioner v. United StatesEloy Padilla-Saldana asked the Supreme Court to review a Fifth Circuit judgment and overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States. The Court refused to hear his case (denied his petition for review), so it did not decide that question.26-5251 DismissedCar repossession on private propertyLatrell Germany, Petitioner v. Capitol One Auto Finance, et al.Latrell Germany challenged the dismissal of his civil-rights suit, alleging that it was dismissed without notice or a chance to amend and that repossession agents entered the area around his home, leading to an unconstitutional transfer of the car’s title. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review), so it did not decide those claims.26-5191 DismissedRight to prison time creditsWilliam A. White, Petitioner v. Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, CumberlandWilliam A. White argued that the First Step Act gives qualifying federal prisoners a protected interest in earning time credits, but the Fourth Circuit ruled that it does not. The Supreme Court refused to hear White’s case (denied review) and did not decide whether the Fifth Amendment protects that interest.26-5260 DismissedDishonest answers by jurorsMatthew Nix, Petitioner v. United States, et al.Matthew Nix asked which test courts should use to decide whether a juror’s honest answer during jury selection would have supported removing the juror for cause in a request for a new trial based on juror dishonesty. The Supreme Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide which test applies.26-5266 DismissedLawyers at key court stagesIn Re Manuel Walters, PetitionerManuel Walters argued that his lawyer was absent when a plea offer was presented and that the denial of counsel at that stage required relief from Florida. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review) and did not decide those claims.26-5269 DismissedSecurity clearance firing proceduresMichael G. Thorogood, Petitioner v. Department of the NavyMichael G. Thorogood argued that the Navy and the Merit Systems Protection Board failed to follow required procedures in an adverse action tied to his security clearance, including by acting on an incomplete record; the Federal Circuit left the Board’s decision in place. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review) and did not decide those claims.26-5277 DismissedGun rights after nonviolent feloniesJoseph Charles Riddle, Petitioner v. United StatesThe Supreme Court refused to hear Joseph Charles Riddle’s challenge to his conviction under a federal law barring some people with prior convictions from possessing firearms. Riddle argued that the Second Amendment protects him because his qualifying prior conviction was for a nonviolent crime; the Court did not decide that issue.26-5262 DismissedExecution team qualificationsAnthony Darrell Dugard Hines, Petitioner v. TennesseeAnthony Hines challenged Tennessee’s execution procedures, arguing that allegedly unqualified personnel could cause severe suffering and that state courts used arbitrary procedures for federal constitutional claims; he also questioned whether contracted personnel should be presumed to act properly. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review) and did not decide those issues.26-5264 DismissedJudges investigating sentencing factsLuella Richelle Abat Jao, Petitioner v. United StatesLuella Richelle Abat Jao asked the Supreme Court to review her Ninth Circuit case, arguing that the sentencing judge acted as an investigator and prosecutor and rejected a factual agreement tied to her guilty plea in ways that violated her right to fair process. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide whether her arguments were correct.26-5275 DismissedEarlier rulings and new appealsJulian R. Hood, Jr., Petitioner v. Merit Systems Protection BoardHood challenged the dismissal of a 2024 appeal claiming an agency wrongly refused to restore him to federal work; the Federal Circuit said an earlier Board ruling about his 2003 separation barred the appeal. The Supreme Court refused to hear Hood’s case (denied review) and did not decide whether the earlier ruling barred the later appeal.26-5286 DismissedAppeals of state convictionsDaniel Barletta, Petitioner v. Kevin McCarthy, Superintendent, Elmira Correctional FacilityDaniel Barletta asked the Supreme Court to review the Second Circuit’s denial of permission to appeal his challenge to his imprisonment, arguing that it used the wrong standard for his claims about presenting a defense, a state procedural bar, and review of a magistrate judge’s recommendation. The Supreme Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide those claims.26-5279 DismissedFacts that raise prison limitsRogelio Reyes, Petitioner v. United StatesRogelio Reyes asked the Supreme Court to review whether every fact that can increase the longest sentence a defendant may receive—including a prior conviction—must be included in the formal charge and admitted or proved to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide that question.26-5282 DismissedAltered video evidenceKyrell R. Alonzo, Petitioner v. Russ Rurka, Acting WardenKyrell Alonzo asked the Supreme Court to review his request for a new trial, alleging his trial and appeal lawyers failed him, a crime-scene video omitted evidence supporting his defense, and the jury instructions were faulty. The Court refused to hear the case (denied the petition) and did not decide those claims.26-5284 DismissedAppeals of supervision rulesJesus Concepcion, Petitioner v. United StatesJesus Concepcion argued that the Second Circuit treated his constitutional challenge to a supervision condition as too early for review on direct appeal and wrongly treated arguments supporting a preserved claim as forfeited. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied his petition) and did not decide those issues.26-5222 DismissedUncharged drug conduct at sentencingDaniel Robert Beaty, Petitioner v. United StatesDaniel Robert Beaty asked the Supreme Court to review whether a defendant who pleads guilty to one drug offense can be held responsible at sentencing for unrelated conduct when he was not charged with a drug-conspiracy offense. The Court refused to hear his case (denied review) and did not decide that question.26-5285 DismissedIdentity theft in education fraudBradley Lane Croft, Petitioner v. United StatesBradley Lane Croft argued that the Fifth Circuit should have corrected its mandate on whether using four instructors’ identities, rather than their qualifications and roles, was central to the alleged fraud and to later electronic payments that he said did not use those identities. The Supreme Court refused to hear Croft’s case (denied review) and did not decide whether the Fifth Circuit handled the mandate improperly.26-5291 DismissedRacial discrimination in the ArmyDennis Lee Maxberry, Petitioner v. Daniel P. Driscoll, Secretary of the Army, on behalf of the Board of Correction of Military Records AgencyDennis Lee Maxberry challenged the Army correction board’s handling of his military discharge, alleging unfair procedures and discrimination. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review) and did not decide his claims.26-5292 DismissedDocuments in dismissal rulingsEzequiel Rivera, Petitioner v. Sedgwick Claims Management Services, et al.Ezequiel Rivera asked whether courts may throw out a complaint while discounting its attached exhibits or relying on material outside it without giving him a chance to respond. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review) and did not decide those questions.26-5217 DismissedDismissal without a hearingYvonne Jett, Petitioner v. United States Postal Service, et al.Yvonne Jett asked the Supreme Court to review the Ninth Circuit’s dismissal of her claims involving the Postal Service and others, arguing that courts wrongly treated them as frivolous or moot despite documentary evidence and continuing harm. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide those arguments.26-5218 DismissedQuestioning witnesses about chargesRickie Isaiah Gibson, Jr., Petitioner v. ArizonaRickie Isaiah Gibson, Jr., argued that the trial court wrongly barred him from asking the state’s main witness about the firearm-related nature of pending charges that, Gibson said, could explain the witness’s motive to deny concealing a gun tied to Gibson’s self-defense claim. The Supreme Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide whether the questioning limit violated Gibson’s rights.26-5223 DismissedPolice use of private searchesJose Angel Serrano, Petitioner v. United StatesJose Angel Serrano asked the Supreme Court to review whether the Fourth Amendment’s “private search” exception lets police use a private person to conduct a search when that person had an independent reason to search. The Court refused to hear his case (denied review), so it did not decide that question.26-5043

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