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John Castro v. Donald J. Trump

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 23-12111

Certiorari denied · October 2, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.

Question presented

Does a political candidate have constitutional standing to challenge the eligibility of another political candidate who competes for the same nomination by the same political party to be that political party’s nominee for the same political office based on a political competitive injury in the form a diminution of votes?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
John Anthony Castro

For respondent
Jesse Ryan Binnall
Binnall Law Group

Case

Subject area
Judicial Power (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, October 2, 2023 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Oct 02 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 30 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
  3. Aug 24 2023
    Waiver of right of respondent Donald J. Trump to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. Aug 02 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment filed. (Response due September 6, 2023)
    PetitionAppendixProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count