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Jonathan Rangel-Salazar v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 25-10822 · judgment December 19, 2025
Question presented
The decision in Erlinger v. United States, 602 U.S. 821 (2024), shows that Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224 (1998), can no longer be reconciled with Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000). Should Almendarez-Torres be overruled? LIST OF PARTIES Jonathan Rangel-Salazar, petitioner on review, was the Defendant-Appellant below. The United States of America, respondent on review, was Plaintiff-Appellee. No party is a corporation. RELATED PROCEEDINGS • United States v. Rangel-Salazar, No. 3:24-CR-00266, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Judgment entered on July 7, 2025. • United States v. Rangel-Salazar, No. 25-10822, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Judgment entered on December 19, 2025.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Christy Posnett Martin
Federal Public Defender-Northern District of Texas
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, April 20, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Apr 20 2026Petition DENIED.
- Apr 02 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
- Mar 25 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Mar 10 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 13, 2026)