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Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, et al. v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, No. 25-1009 · judgment July 11, 2025
Before the decision, about 3× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a D.C. Circuit decision below, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a dissent in the court below.
Questions presented
CAPITAL CASE
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Whether a court of appeals has jurisdiction under the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a), where the government has no statutory right to an interlocutory or final judgment appeal, to issue a writ of mandamus to review an interlocutory procedural order in a criminal case that does not have the effect of a dismissal.
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Whether a trial court’s procedural ruling in a criminal case may be enjoined by mandamus, where the court of appeals acknowledged that the trial court followed well-established and uncontested precedent.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Michel Paradis
Steptoe LLP
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Subject area
Judicial Power (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 4 conferences
Amicus briefs
3 cert-stage
Related
Vide, 25-1335
Linked docket
25M91
Order
Order list, October 19, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 19 2026Petition DENIED. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
- Oct 13 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/16/2026.
- Oct 05 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2026.
- Oct 05 2026Rescheduled.
- Sep 22 2026Rescheduled.
- Sep 09 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Sep 08 2026Reply of petitioners Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, et al. filed. (Distributed)
- Aug 26 2026Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
- Aug 03 2026Brief amicus curiae of Professor Stephen I. Vladeck filed.
- Aug 03 2026Brief amici curiae of September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, et al. filed.
- Aug 03 2026Brief amicus curiae of Professor Claire O. Finkelstein filed.
- Jul 24 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 26, 2026.
- Jul 22 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 3, 2026 to August 26, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Jun 29 2026Motion Granted. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.
- Jun 10 2026Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2026.
- Jun 05 2026Motion (25M91) of petitioners for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal filed.
- Jun 05 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 3, 2026)
- Apr 01 2026Application (25A1072) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until June 5, 2026.
- Mar 25 2026Application (25A1072) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 6, 2026 to June 5, 2026, submitted to The Chief Justice.