| Petitions and applications docketed on September 17, 2026 | |||||||
| type | Caption | Docket No | Court Below | Petitioner's Counsel | Counsel's Address | Recent Filings | QP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| paid | Joaquin Herrera Avila
v. Todd Blanche, Attorney General |
26-354 | Eighth Circuit, No. 25-3248
Judgment: March 25, 2026 |
David Lee Wilson | Wilson Law Group 3019 Minnehaha Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55406 | NA | |
| paid | New Mexico Trappers Association
v. Raúl Torrez |
26-361 | Tenth Circuit, No. 25-2117
Judgment: June 08, 2026 |
Gary Russell Leistico | Leistico & Esch, PLLC P.O. Box 365 Clear Lake, MN 55319 | [Petition] | NA |
| paid | Fortress Iron, LP
v. Digger Specialties, Inc. |
26-362 | Federal Circuit, No. 2024-2313
Judgment: April 02, 2026 |
Paul V. Storm | Foley & Lardner LLP 2021 McKinney Avenue Suite 1600 Dallas, TX 75201 | [Petition] | NA |
| paid | Joe Martin Bravo
v. Dallas Independent School District |
26-363 | Fifth Circuit, No. 25-10982
Judgment: June 01, 2026 |
Peter F. Bagley | Law Office of Peter Bagley PLLC 2304 West Interstate 20 Ste. 240 Arlington, TX 76017 | [Petition] [Appendix] | Question(s) presentedQUESTION PRESENTED The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that Petitioner Joe Martin Bravo failed to identify a legally sufficient comparator and, because his Title VII claim failed that “threshold inquiry,” declined to reach his remaining arguments.! The federal circuit courts employ materially different methodologies for determining whether comparator insufficiency prevents other circumstantial evidence from receiving judicial consideration. The petition therefore asks whether failure to identify a legally sufficient comparator may become a threshold barrier to consideration of circumstantial evidence bearing on intentional discrimination. The question presented is whether Title VII and Rule 56 permit a court, after determining that a plaintiff lacks a legally sufficient comparator under a judicially developed prima facie framework, to terminate the summary judgment inquiry without considering other circumstantial evidence bearing on intentional discrimination. 1The Fifth Circuit's Opinion reads in relevant part, “Because Bravo's Title VII claim fails this threshold inquiry, we do not reach his other arguments.” Pet. App. 8, n.3.1 |
| paid | Gregg P. Healey
v. U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust |
26-364 | Second Circuit, No. 26-54
Judgment: April 29, 2026 |
Gregg P. Healey | 61 East Meadow Rd. Wilton, CT 06897 | NA | |
| paid | Gary Betts
v. Boone County, Illinois |
26-365 | Seventh Circuit, No. 25-1685
Judgment: June 15, 2026 |
Roman Martinez V | Latham & Watkins, LLP 555 Eleventh Street, NW Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20004 | [Petition] | NA |
| paid | In Re Bahig F. Bishay | 26-366 | NA, No. —
Judgment: — |
Bahig F. Bishay | P.O. Box 396 Norwood, MA 02062 | NA | |
| paid | Venky Venkatraman
v. Bank of America, N.A. |
26-367 | Fifth Circuit, No. 25-10969
Judgment: April 14, 2026 |
Venky Venkatraman | Zenith Legal Services LLC 450 S Denton Tap Road #1503 Coppell, TX 75019 | [Appendix] [Petition] | NA |
| paid | Carolynn Elizabeth Wood
v. David Lynn Haynes |
26-368 | Supreme Court of Alabama, No. SC-2025-0205
Judgment: May 22, 2026 |
Carolynn E. Woods | 491 White Plains Rd. Anniston, AL 36207 | NA | |
| paid | John Torsten Loop
v. Washington |
26-369 | Ninth Circuit, No. 24-5020
Judgment: March 20, 2026 |
John Torsten Loop | 734 10th Avenue E Seattle, WA 98102 | NA | |
| paid | The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
v. Cumulus Media New Holdings Inc. |
26-370 | Second Circuit, No. 26-88
Judgment: July 13, 2026 |
Thomas Henderson Dupree Jr. | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP 1700 M Street, NW Washington, DC 20036-4504 | [Petition] [Appendix] | Question(s) presentedQUESTION PRESENTEDThe Nielsen Company (US), LLC offered its radio- ratings products to Cumulus Media New Holdings Inc. both bundled at a discount and on a standalone basis, at prices no one contends were below cost. The Second Circuit nonetheless held that the standalone offer was likely an unlawful “constructive tie” under Section 2 of the Sherman Act because the price was so “exorbitant” that Cumulus had “no choice” but to take the bundle. The court then affirmed a preliminary in- junction barring Nielsen from charging a “commer- cially unreasonable rate.” The question presented is: Whether a seller who offers its products separately and in a bundle, at prices never alleged to be below cost, may be held liable under Section 2 of the Sher- man Act for a “constructive tie” because a court deems a standalone price too high relative to a discounted bundle. |
| paid | Karnail Singh
v. United States |
26-371 | Sixth Circuit, No. 25-1523
Judgment: May 05, 2026 |
Lisa S. Blatt | Williams & Connolly LLP 680 Maine Avenue SW Washington, DC 20024 | [Petition] [Appendix] | Question(s) presentedQUESTION PRESENTED Whether the Sixth Amendment requires attorneys to inform clients who are naturalized citizens that pleading guilty carries a risk of denaturalization. (I) |
| ifp | Edwin Giovanni Salinas
v. United States |
26-5591 | Eighth Circuit, No. 25-2916
Judgment: May 07, 2026 |
Edwin Giovanni Salinas | #43923-510 FCC Coleman Medium PO Box 1032 Coleman, FL 33521-1032 | NA | |
| ifp | Randy Lavern Lee
v. Beth Skinner, Director, Iowa Department of Corrections |
26-5592 | Eighth Circuit, No. 26-1468
Judgment: May 20, 2026 |
Randy Lavern Lee | #6366232 Newton Correctional Facility 307 S. 60th Avenue W., PO Box 218 Newton, IA 50208 | NA | |
| ifp | Steven Clark Lefemine
v. United States |
26-5593 | Fourth Circuit, No. 24-4419
Judgment: May 01, 2026 |
Steven Clark Lefemine | PO Box 12222 Columbia, SC 29211 | [Main Document] | NA |
| ifp | James Stuart Faller, II
v. United States |
26-5594 | Sixth Circuit, No. 24-6079
Judgment: May 04, 2026 |
James Stuart Faller II | PO Box 121 Edgefield, SC 29824 | NA | |
| ifp | William Wayne Stedman
v. Texas |
26-5595 | Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, No. WR-96,638-03
Judgment: January 29, 2026 |
William Wayne Stedman | #02499056 Wallace Unit 1675 S. FM 3525 Colorado City, TX 79512 | [Main Document] | NA |
| ifp | Penny Alexandra Jackson
v. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center School of Medicine |
26-5596 | Fifth Circuit, No. 25-10942
Judgment: April 29, 2026 |
Penny Alexandra Jackson | 7501 N. Sheridan Road Chicago, IL 60626 | NA | |
| ifp | Roman Serpik
v. Oklahoma |
26-5597 | Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma, No. PC-2026-414
Judgment: August 14, 2026 |
Roman Serpik | 105 Janets Way Suite C-228 Elk City, OK 73644 | NA | |
| ifp | Yannick Bopda
v. State of Maryland Central Collection |
26-5598 | Circuit Court of Maryland, Prince George’s County, No. C-16-CV-25-003608
Judgment: November 06, 2025 |
Yannick Bopda | 11600 Nebel St. Rockville, MD 20852 | NA | |
| ifp | Frank Romero
v. Corey Fhuere, Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary |
26-5599 | Ninth Circuit, No. 24-6328
Judgment: March 11, 2025 |
Frank Romero | #10024348 Oregon State Penitentiary 2605 State Street Salem, OR 97310 | NA | |
| ifp | Sedric Thomas
v. Florida |
26-5600 | District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District, No. 1D2023-3208
Judgment: April 10, 2026 |
William Mallory Kent | Kent & McFarland 1919 Atlantic Blvd Jacksonville, FL 32207 | [Petition] [Appendix] | Question(s) presentedQUESTION PRESENTED WHETHER THOMAS’S SENTENCE MUST BE VACATED BECAUSE THE COURT RELIED UPON UNCHARGED CONDUCT TO DETERMINE THE SENTENCE IMPOSED AND IN SO DOING VIOLATED THOMAS’S RIGHT TO DUE PROCESS OF LAW. 1 |
| ifp | Dennis Scott Florer
v. Ford Motor Company |
26-5601 | Ninth Circuit, No. 24-2591
Judgment: January 23, 2026 |
Scott Florer | 368 W. Idaho St. #2 Blackfoot, ID 83221 | NA | |
| ifp | Lionel Tate, Sr.
v. L. Chavez |
26-5602 | Ninth Circuit, No. 24-5349
Judgment: February 24, 2026 |
Lionel Tate Sr. | #C-88165 P.O. Box 950 Folsom, CA 95763 | NA | |
| ifp | Bryan Okeeif Thomas
v. United States |
26-5603 | Fifth Circuit, No. 25-11109
Judgment: July 14, 2026 |
Bryan Thomas | 18757-510 FMC Fort Worth P.O. Box 15330 Fort Worth, TX 76119 | NA | |
| ifp | Jose Leonel Beltran-Nino
v. United States |
26-5604 | Fifth Circuit, No. 25-50672
Judgment: June 30, 2026 |
Kristin L. Davidson | Federal Public Defender 300 Convent Street Suite 2300 San Antonio, TX 78205 | [Petition] [Appendix] | Question(s) presentedi QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)? |
| app | Stephen Downs
v. Doug Collins, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
26A363 | Sixth Circuit, No. 25-5115
Judgment: — |
Stephen A. Downs | 256 Madison Blvd Madison, TN 37115 | [Main Document] | NA |
| app | Crosspoint Church
v. A. Pender Makin, Commissioner, Maine Department of Education |
26A365 | First Circuit, No. 24-1590
Judgment: — |
Patrick Strawbridge | Consovoy McCarthy PLLC 265 Franklin Street Suite 1702 PMB A189 Boston, MA 02110 | [Main Document] [Lower Court Orders/Opinions] | NA |
| app | John Edward Kuplen
v. North Carolina |
26A366 | Supreme Court of North Carolina, No. 459P13-2
Judgment: — |
John Edward Kuplen | #0230328 Hyde Correctional Institution PO Box 278 Swan Quarter, NC 27885 | [Main Document] [Lower Court Orders/Opinions] | NA |
| app | Charles Roy
v. United States |
26A367 | Fifth Circuit, No. 25-30285
Judgment: — |
Samantha Jean Kuhn | Federal Public Defender’s Office 500 Poydras Street, Suite 318 New Orleans, LA 70130 | [Main Document] [Lower Court Orders/Opinions] | NA |
| app | St. Dominic Academy, dba Roman Catholic Bishop of Portland, a Corporation Sole
v. A. Pender Makin, Individually and in Her Official Capacity as Commissioner of the Maine Department of Education |
26A368 | First Circuit, No. 24-1739
Judgment: — |
Mark Leonard Rienzi | The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty 1919 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006 | [Main Document] | NA |
| app | Tom Gann
v. Oklahoma Corporation Commission ex rel. Oklahoma |
26A369 | Supreme Court of Oklahoma, No. 122,861
Judgment: — |
Tom Gann | Oklahoma State House of Representatives 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd. Room 334 Oklahoma City, OK 73105 | [Main Document] [Lower Court Orders/Opinions] | NA |