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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
Certiorari denied · October 5, 2026
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
Case
Subject area
Due Process (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Linked docket
25A877
Order
Order list, October 5, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 05 2026Petition DENIED.
- 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.