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Dylann Storm Roof v. United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 25-2 · judgment August 13, 2025
Pending
Question presented
Whether the constitutional requirement that a judge appear impartial can be satisfied when a district court improperly seeks to preside over a capital trial and then undertakes its own fact-gathering mission to deny a motion for recusal?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Angela S. Elleman
Indiana Federal Community Defenders
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Proceedings
- Jul 30 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Jul 15 2026Brief of Federal Respondent in opposition filed.
- Jun 09 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including July 15, 2026.
- Jun 08 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 15, 2026 to July 15, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- May 11 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 15, 2026.
- May 07 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 15, 2026 to June 15, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Apr 10 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 15, 2026)
- Feb 05 2026Application (25A877) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until April 12, 2026.
- Jan 29 2026Application (25A877) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 11, 2026 to April 12, 2026, submitted to The Chief Justice.