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Markos Pappas v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 24-2364 · judgment December 6, 2024
Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025
Question presented
- Whether the Bail Reform Act of 1984 (“BRA”) is facially unconstitutional, and/or unconstitutional as-applied to Petitioner in this case based (individually or collectively) on the BRA’s: (a) lack of a maximum duration on pretrial detention which results in arbitrariness and inconsistencies as to pretrial release in federal courts throughout the country, (b) lack of any requirements relative to a minimum standard of conditions and amenities to prevent pretrial detainees from being subject to conditions worse than sentenced federal prisoners and thus amounting to pre-conviction punishment, and (c) lack of an unqualified right of periodic review of whether continued detention is appropriate?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Markos N. Pappas
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 06 2025Petition DENIED.
- Jul 24 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
- Jul 22 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Apr 21 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 14, 2025)