Cases compared
Guerrero v. Johnson vs. Kevin Isaac Montoya Palacios v. Vernon Liggins vs. Kendrick Jarrell Beaird v. United States
No. 25-1003No. 25-1223No. 25-5343
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| Fact | Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division v. Dexter Johnson | Kevin Isaac Montoya Palacios v. Vernon Liggins, Acting Field Office Director, Baltimore, Maryland, Immigration and Customs Enforcement | Kendrick Jarrell Beaird, Petitioner v. United States |
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| Docket | Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division v. Dexter Johnson25-1003 | Kevin Isaac Montoya Palacios v. Vernon Liggins, Acting Field Office Director, Baltimore, Maryland, Immigration and Customs Enforcement25-1223 | Kendrick Jarrell Beaird, Petitioner v. United States25-5343 |
| Status | Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division v. Dexter JohnsonAwaiting Decision | Kevin Isaac Montoya Palacios v. Vernon Liggins, Acting Field Office Director, Baltimore, Maryland, Immigration and Customs EnforcementBefore Arguments | Kendrick Jarrell Beaird, Petitioner v. United StatesAwaiting Decision |
| Date | Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division v. Dexter JohnsonArgued Nov 4, 2026 | Kevin Isaac Montoya Palacios v. Vernon Liggins, Acting Field Office Director, Baltimore, Maryland, Immigration and Customs EnforcementArgued Jan 11, 2027 | Kendrick Jarrell Beaird, Petitioner v. United StatesArgued Oct 13, 2026 |
| Question presented | Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division v. Dexter JohnsonWhether a claim relies on a "a new rule of constitutional law, made retroactive to cases on collateral review by the Supreme Court, that was previously unavailable" when the habeas petitioner could have asserted a claim based on the rule in a prior federal habeas petition? | Kevin Isaac Montoya Palacios v. Vernon Liggins, Acting Field Office Director, Baltimore, Maryland, Immigration and Customs EnforcementWhether, under EAJA, "any civil action" encompasses an action seeking a writ of habeas corpus to challenge civil immigration detention? | Kendrick Jarrell Beaird, Petitioner v. United StatesWhether Stinson v. United States, 508 U. S. 36 (1993), still correctly states the rule for the deference that courts must give the commentary to the Sentencing Guidelines? |
| Summary | Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division v. Dexter JohnsonThe Court will decide when a state prisoner may file a second federal habeas petition based on a new constitutional rule that the Supreme Court has made retroactive. Texas argues that Dexter Johnson cannot use that exception because he could have raised the claim in an earlier petition, even though it would not have succeeded then. | Kevin Isaac Montoya Palacios v. Vernon Liggins, Acting Field Office Director, Baltimore, Maryland, Immigration and Customs EnforcementThis case asks whether a person who wins a habeas corpus challenge to civil immigration detention may recover attorney’s fees and costs from the federal government under the Equal Access to Justice Act. The Court will decide whether such a habeas case counts as a “civil action” under that law. | Kendrick Jarrell Beaird, Petitioner v. United StatesKendrick Beaird pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, and the district court increased his sentencing range based on Sentencing Guidelines commentary defining a “large capacity magazine.” The Supreme Court will decide whether courts must still follow the deference rule for Guidelines commentary stated in Stinson v. United States. |
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