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Eric Krieg v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 24-3267 · judgment December 18, 2025

Certiorari denied · June 22, 2026

Questions presented

  1. Does an appeals court-order denying a claim with the terse phrase that it was "without merit", with no other explanation, violate Concepcion v. United States, because there is no evidence that the well argued claim was considered?. K rieg answers "yes" .

  2. Must the government provide a "historical analogue" to the RationalBasis Test before it uses it to regulate Krieg's due process and equal protection rights under the United States Constitution? Krieg answers "yes" -it-

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Eric Krieg

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jun 22 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 03 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2026.
  3. May 26 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. Mar 18 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 4, 2026)
    Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendix