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Steven Clark Lefemine v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 24-4419 · judgment May 1, 2026
Questions presented
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Whether “the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God” cited in the 1776 Declaration of Independence are the foundation of America’s jurisprudence today.
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Whether the overwhelming body of scientific evidence that human biological life begins at fertilization requires present recognition of this scientific fact universally in the law.
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Whether the Creator God-given, inherent, unalienable right to life of every human being as a natural person, together with the preceding as affirmative premises, requires as self-evident truth, the logical necessity of present recognition in the law of every human being as a legal person, beginning at fertilization.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Steven Clark Lefemine
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Subject area
Privacy (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
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Linked docket
26A232
Proceedings
- Aug 24 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 19, 2026)
- Aug 21 2026Application (26A232) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until September 26, 2026.
- Aug 17 2026Application (26A232) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 27, 2026 to September 26, 2026, submitted to The Chief Justice.