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Jorge C. Ferretiz-Hernandez, Ignacio Felix-Salinas, and Elias Chiroy-Cac v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 22-13038, 22-13039, 22-13307 · judgment June 11, 2025

Certiorari denied · January 12, 2026

Question presented

Whether a legislature can cleanse the taint of a racially discriminatory law by silent reenactment or amendment when the law was originally adopted for an impermissible discriminatory purpose?

For petitioner
Ann Marie Fitz
Federal Defender's Office

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Jan 12 2026
Petition DENIED.
Dec 11 2025
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
Dec 09 2025
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
Nov 24 2025
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 26, 2025)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition Appendix Proof of Service