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Douglas Lee Barlow v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 25-20148 · judgment March 17, 2026
Question presented
Whether courts satisfy their obligations under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A), Concepcion v. United States, Pepper v. United States, and U.S.S.G. § 1B1.13(b)(5) when they acknowledge decades of rehabilitation, findings that the defendant no longer poses a danger to the public, and substantial evidence of a coercive upbringing and indoctrination involving threats of death, yet continue to treat decades-old offense conduct and offense-era circumstances as controlling. Barlow v. United States — Petition for a Writ of Certiorari lof38
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Douglas Lee Barlow
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 1 conference
Linked docket
26M15
Proceedings
- Oct 05 2026Motion Granted.
- Aug 19 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Jun 23 2026Motion of petitioner for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal filed.
- Jun 23 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 6, 2026)