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Abhijit Bagal v. Kshama Sawant, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 24-1488 · judgment January 21, 2025
Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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What constitutes a cognizable injury to establish standing in a federal court to challenge an unconstitutional law?
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Whether a geographical connection to the unconstitutional law need to be demonstrated sufficiently for standing to establish a claim?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Abhijit Bagal
For respondent
Kerala Thie Cowart
Seattle City Attorney's Office
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 06 2025Petition DENIED.
- Jul 30 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
- Jul 23 2025Waiver of right of respondent Kshama Sawant, et al. to respond filed.
- May 05 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 18, 2025)