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Rami Ghanem v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 22-50266 · judgment July 17, 2025
Before the decision, about 1.6× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before and a Ninth Circuit decision below.
Question presented
Whether the Fifth and Sixth Amendments prohibit federal courts from increasing a criminal defendant’s authorized punishment based on conduct—including uncharged, dismissed, or acquitted conduct—that was never admitted by the defendant or proven to the jury beyond a reasonable doubt. (i)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Neal Kumar Katyal
Milbank LLP
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 2 conferences
Amicus briefs
3 cert-stage
Linked docket
25A629
Order
Order list, June 29, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Jun 29 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jun 09 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2026.
- Jun 08 2026Reply of petitioner Rami Ghanem filed. (Distributed)
- May 22 2026Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
- Apr 20 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 22, 2026.
- Apr 16 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 22, 2026 to May 22, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Mar 23 2026Response Requested. (Due April 22, 2026)
- Mar 20 2026Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
- Mar 20 2026Amici brief of Law Professor Douglas Berman, et al. not accepted for filing. (To be corrected - March 24, 2026)
- Mar 20 2026Brief amici curiae of Professor Douglas Berman, et al. filed. (Corrected)
- Mar 20 2026Amici brief of 18 Former Federal Judges not accepted for filing. (To be corrected - March 24, 2026)
- Mar 20 2026Brief amici curiae of 18 Former Federal Judges filed. (Corrected)
- Mar 17 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/2/2026.
- Mar 13 2026Motion of United States for an extension of time not accepted for filing. (March 13, 2026 - Motion withdrawn)
- Mar 13 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Feb 13 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 20, 2026)
- Dec 01 2025Application (25A629) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until February 13, 2026.
- Nov 25 2025Application (25A629) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 14, 2026 to February 13, 2026, submitted to Justice Kagan.