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Karnail Singh v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 25-1523 · judgment May 5, 2026
(petition-stage, structural)
Roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weights this up for counsel who has won certiorari before, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a Sixth Circuit decision below, and down for a petition of 3,000 to 6,000 words.
Question presented
Whether the Sixth Amendment requires attorneys to inform clients who are naturalized citizens that pleading guilty carries a risk of denaturalization.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Lisa S. Blatt
Williams & Connolly 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
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Proceedings
- Oct 15 2026Motion of United States for an extension of time submitted.
- Sep 15 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 19, 2026)