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G'Ante Butler v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 24-3061 · judgment June 25, 2025
Certiorari denied · February 23, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
*Admitted only in the District of Columbia; not admitted to the practice of law in New York.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Andrew Timothy Tutt
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Proceedings
- Feb 23 2026Petition DENIED.
- Feb 04 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
- Jan 26 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jan 15 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 19, 2026)
- Nov 19 2025Application (25A585) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until January 15, 2026.
- Nov 14 2025Application (25A585) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 16, 2025 to February 14, 2026, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.