| Petitions and applications docketed on April 10, 2026 | |||||||
| type | Caption | Docket No | Court Below | Petitioner's Counsel | Counsel's Address | Recent Filings | QP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| paid | Christopher John Golberg
v. North Dakota |
25-1162 | Supreme Court of North Dakota, No. 20250244
Judgment: — |
Stuart Banner | UCLA School of Law Supreme Court Clinic 405 Hilgard Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90095 | [Petition] [Appendix] | Question(s) presentedi QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the police need a warrant to enter the at- tached garage in a single-family home, in the ab- sence of any exception to the warrant requirement. |
| paid | Garrett M. Ziegler
v. P. Kevin Morris |
25-1165 | Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District, No. B333812
Judgment: September 09, 2025 |
Jennifer Linsley Holliday | Law Office of Jennifer L. Holliday 9440 Santa Monica Blvd. Suite 301 Beverly Hills, CA 90210 | [Petition] | NA |
| paid | Charles Miller
v. Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc. |
25-1166 | Fourth Circuit, No. 24-2129
Judgment: January 06, 2026 |
Robert Edward Barnes | Barnes Law LLP 700 South Flower Street, Suite 1000 Los Angeles, CA 90017 | [Petition] [Appendix] | Question(s) presented1 QUESTION PRESENTEDWhether, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, an employer may satisfy its heightened burden, established by the Supreme Court’s decision in Groff v. DeJoy, of demonstrating “undue hardship” and thereby denying a religious accommodation request without conducting any individualized assessment of the employee’s specific circumstances or meaningfully exploring alternative accommodations, and based solely on a generalized, aggregate theoretical risk. |
| ifp | Danny Wayne Alcoser
v. Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division |
25-7164 | Fifth Circuit, No. 25-50523
Judgment: December 17, 2025 |
Danny Wayne Alcoser | #103441 Robertson Unit 12071 F.M. 3522 Abilene, TX 79601 | NA | |
| ifp | Juan Carlos Avila Gonzalez
v. United States |
25-7168 | Fifth Circuit, No. 25-10525
Judgment: November 14, 2025 |
Juan Carlos Avila Gonzalez | 46958-177 USP Terre Haute Po Box 33 Terre Haute, IN 47808 | NA | |
| ifp | Tyrone Grailford
v. United States |
25-7172 | Fourth Circuit, No. 25-4229
Judgment: December 31, 2025 |
Emily Deck Harrill | Fedearl Public Defender’s Office 1901 Assembly Street, Suite 200 Columbia, SC 29201 | [Petition] [Appendix] | Question(s) presentedQUESTION PRESENTED Whether errors in calculating the Sentencing Guidelines are rendered categorically harmless by the district court’s statement that the Guidelines would make no difference to the choice of sentence. 1 |
| ifp | Joseph Sowe
v. United States |
25-7173 | Fifth Circuit, No. 25-10821
Judgment: January 07, 2026 |
Maria Gabriela Vega | Office of the Federal Public Defender, NDTX 525 S. Griffin St. Ste. 629 Dallas, TX 75202 | [Petition] | NA |
| ifp | Eric Beverly
v. United States |
25-7174 | Fifth Circuit, No. 24-20241, 25-20120
Judgment: September 09, 2025 |
Eric Beverly | #139384-79 P.O. Box 2099 Polluck, LA 71467 | NA | |
| ifp | Dijuan Taylor
v. United States |
25-7175 | Third Circuit, No. 24-1993
Judgment: January 07, 2026 |
Renee Domenique Pietropaolo | Federal Public Defender’s Office 1500 Liberty Center 1001 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222 | [Petition] [Appendix] | Question(s) presentedQUESTION PRESENTED Whether courts should analyze as-applied Second Amendment challenges to 18 U.S.C. § 922(¢g)(1) by examining whether historical tradition supports banning firearm possession by someone who has been convicted of the predicate disqualifying offenses that are the basis of the individual’s disarmament under § 922(g)(1). 1 |
| ifp | Joel Zavala-Garcia
v. United States |
25-7176 | Fifth Circuit, No. 25-10895
Judgment: January 14, 2026 |
Christy Posnett Martin | Federal Public Defender-Northern District of Texas 525 S. Griffin Street Suite 629 Dallas, TX 75202 | [Petition] [Appendix] | Question(s) presentedQUESTION PRESENTED Should Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224 (1998), be overruled? LIST OF PARTIES Joel Zavala-Garcia, petitioner on review, was the Defendant-Appellant below. The United States of America, respondent on review, was Plaintiff-Appellee. No party 1s a corporation. RELATED PROCEEDINGS e United States v. Zavala-Garcia, No. 5:25-CR-00061, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Judgment entered on July 31, 2025. e United States v. Zavala-Garcia, No. 25-10895, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Judgment entered on January 14, 2026. 1 |
| ifp | Imad Eddin Wadi
v. United States |
25-7177 | Fifth Circuit, No. 24-50160
Judgment: August 29, 2025 |
Charles Davidson Swift | MLFA National Security Criminal Defense Center 100 North Central Expressway Suite 1010 Richardson, TX 75080 | [Petition] [Appendix] | Question(s) presentedQUESTION PRESENTED Whether due process permits a criminal conviction to stand where the government's testifying confidential informant destroyed potentially exculpatory evidence prior to trial in violation of the court’s orders, and the trial court provided no adverse-inference instruction regarding spoliation, or any other remedy to mitigate the prejudice. ia |
| ifp | Jay Anthony Richitelli
v. United States |
25-7178 | Eleventh Circuit, No. 25-12184
Judgment: December 04, 2025 |
Jay Anthony Richitelli | #91149-004 Otisville FCI PO Box 1000 Otisville, NY 10963-1000 | NA | |