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Angelo L. Cepeda v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, No. 26-0027 · judgment February 10, 2026
3%
estimated cert probability
(petition-stage, structural)
(petition-stage, structural)
Rule 10: dissent below
GVR risk 0%
Well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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Is the constitutional right to a fair trial, which necessarily includes accurate instructions on the elements of the charged offense and correct definitions, so fundamental that it cannot be waived without an affirmative response from the accused on the record?
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What is the definition of “unwelcome” as this term relates to sexual harassment?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Tami L. Mitchell
Law Office of Tami L. Mitchell
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Proceedings
- Aug 19 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Aug 11 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jul 08 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 2, 2026)
- May 05 2026Application (25A1201) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until July 10, 2026.
- Apr 27 2026Application (25A1201) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 11, 2026 to July 10, 2026, submitted to The Chief Justice.