Supreme Court Report

Order list

Monday, December 15, 2025

1 granted · 66 denied · 1 habeas denied · 25 rehearings denied · 11 in pending cases · 2 orders · The Court’s PDF · 607 U.S.

Certiorari granted1

  1. 24-7351Terry Pitchford v. Burl Cain, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of CorrectionsThe motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted limited to the following question: Whether, under the standards set forth in AEDPA, 28 U. S. C. §2254(d), the Mississippi Supreme Court unreasonably determined that petitioner waived his right to rebut the prosecutor's asserted race-neutral reasons for exercising peremptory strikes against four black jurors.

Orders in pending cases11

  1. 25M38MERRILL, CHARITY V. GARFIELD HECHT PC
  2. 25M39AKINMULERO, OLASEBIKAN N. V. DEPT. OF HOMELAND SEC.The motions to direct the Clerk to file petitions for writs of certiorari out of time are denied.
  3. 25M40DYER, MARK V. UNITED STATESThe motion for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal is granted.
  4. 25M41SMITH, JERMAINE V. DIXON, SEC., FL DOCThe motion to direct the Clerk to file a petition for a writ of certiorari out of time is denied.
  5. 25M42GHEE, SAMUEL V. FLIX NORTH AMERICA, ET AL.The motion for leave to proceed as a veteran is denied.
  6. 24-699Exxon Mobil Corporation v. Corporación Cimex, S.A. (Cuba)The motion of petitioner to dispense with printing the joint appendix is granted.
  7. 24-813Chevron USA Incorporated v. Plaquemines Parish, LouisianaThe motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument is granted.
  8. 24-1234United States v. Ali Danial Hemani
  9. 24-1260Michael Watson, Mississippi Secretary of State v. Republican National CommitteeThe motions of petitioners to dispense with printing the joint appendices are granted.
  10. 25-5108Howard Griffith v. New YorkThe motion of petitioner for reconsideration of order denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied.
  11. 25-6202In Re Andy D. PearsonThe motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Petitioner is allowed until January 5, 2026, within which to pay the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) and to submit a petition in compliance with Rule 33.1 of the Rules of this Court.

Orders2

  1. 24-1142Robert Holman v. Brooke L. Rollins, Secretary, Department of AgricultureThe petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit for further consideration in light of Lackey v. Stinnie, 604 U. S. 192 (2025).
  2. 25-6046In Re Larry E. ClarkThe motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied, and the petition for a writ of mandamus is dismissed. See Rule 39.8. As the petitioner has repeatedly abused this Court's process, the Clerk is directed not to accept any further petitions in noncriminal matters from petitioner unless the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) is paid and the petition is submitted in compliance with Rule 33.1. See Martin v. District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 506 U. S. 1 (1992) (per curiam).

Certiorari denied66

  1. 24-1259Jamond M. Rush v. United States
  2. 24-7349Reymundo Arredondo v. United States
  3. 25-71Matthew Farney v. Michael Rose, as Personal Representative for the Estate of Bradley Rose and on Behalf of all Statutory Beneficiaries of Bradley Rose, Deceased
  4. 25-120Mark Gustafson, Individually and as Administrator and Personal Representative of the Estate of James Robert ("J.R.") Gustafson v. Springfield, Inc., dba Springfield Armory
  5. 25-126Michael Kane v. City of New York, New York
  6. 25-188JFXD TRX ACQ LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company v. trx.com
  7. 25-225MSN Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
  8. 25-266City of Fresno, California v. United States
  9. 25-303Cook County, Illinois v. John Nawara
  10. 25-331Patrick Wayman Scullark, Jr. v. Iowa
  11. 25-389Abolfazl Hosseinzadeh v. Swedish Health Services
  12. 25-432Carl Ellen Puckett, Jr., et ux. v. Ain Jeem, Inc.
  13. 25-434Timothy Ryan Gove v. Sargento Foods, Inc.
  14. 25-452UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company, a Connecticut Corporation v. Fremont Emergency Services (Mandavia), Ltd., a Nevada Professional Corporation
  15. 25-460Donata Edwards v. U.S. Bank National Association, Trustee for RMAC Trust, Series 2016-CTT
  16. 25-468Walter Rosales v. Condon-Johnson Associates, Inc.
  17. 25-471Tami M. Dixon v. Scott Bessent, Secretary of the Treasury
  18. 25-477Aaron Jacob Mindiola v. Arizona
  19. 25-518Canna Provisions, Inc., v. Pamela J. Bondi, Attorney General
  20. 25-528David Paitsel v. United States
  21. 25-550Michael Fernandez, D.D.S., LTD., a Division of Atlantic Dental Care, PLC v. Stephen C. Brich, P.E., Individually and in His Official Capacity as Commissioner of Highways
  22. 25-552Nicholas Lupo v. Tre Hargett, Tennessee Secretary of State
  23. 25-553Sossamma George Sebastin v. Sebastin Francis
  24. 25-554Shawn Edward Shaffer v. James Hill, Warden
  25. 25-561Dominic L. Ruiz v. United States
  26. 25-564Scott Meyer v. Gayla Rahn
  27. 25-565Yogesh K. Pancholi v. United States
  28. 25-574Ron K. Elfenbein v. United States
  29. 25-596Clifford A. Lowe v. ShieldMark, Inc.
  30. 25-5142Jeffrey Sredl v. United States
  31. 25-5150David Robinson, Jr. v. United States
  32. 25-5602Christopher Guy Jasso v. California
  33. 25-5754Biobele Georgewill v. Joshua M. Ball
  34. 25-5839Tenisha Rooney v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review
  35. 25-5840Robin Emanuel Hammock v. Michigan
  36. 25-5842Jorge Alberto Rodriguez v. Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
  37. 25-5843Carlos Lorenzo Jackson v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
  38. 25-5845Ohio, ex rel. Christopher Michael Williams v. Marilyn Zayas, Judge, First District Court of Appeals, Hamilton County, Ohio
  39. 25-5846Elwood Lewis Thomas v. Virginia
  40. 25-5849Darvin W. Gray v. Carrie Bridges, Warden
  41. 25-5852Amro N. Elkabany v. Louis C. Shapiro, Individually and in His Official Capacity as a Judge, Superior Court of New Jersey, Gloucester County
  42. 25-5881John Fakla v. Matthew Geist, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Middlesex Borough Police Chief
  43. 25-5886Kevin Scott v. Florida
  44. 25-5920Donald Otis Williams v. Florida
  45. 25-5946Antonio Montrail Anderson v. United States
  46. 25-6019Juan Mendez v. United States
  47. 25-6025Ledale Nathan v. Heather Cofer, Warden
  48. 25-6040Gustavo Tijerina Sandoval v. Texas
  49. 25-6057Katrina Lawson v. United States
  50. 25-6067Vivian A. Earle, aka Vivian A. Earl v. United States
  51. 25-6075Derek Muñoz-Gonzalez v. United States
  52. 25-6082Karl Roseboro v. Melissa Hainsworth, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Laurel Highlands
  53. 25-6083Rolando Midder v. United States
  54. 25-6085Marlon Rando Lee v. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  55. 25-6086Jonathan Kemuel Fargas-Reyes v. United States
  56. 25-6087Leroy Thomas Joyner, Jr. v. United States
  57. 25-6090Derrick Lorenzo Casey v. United States
  58. 25-6092Olegario Lares-De La Rosa v. United States
  59. 25-6094Chimene Hamilton Onyeri v. United States
  60. 25-6095Joseph Alfred Odir v. United States
  61. 25-6110Daniel Louis Jackson v. United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
  62. 25-6119Charvez Brooks v. United States
  63. 25-6123Osvaldo Gonzalez v. United States
  64. 25-6125Sylvia Olivas, aka Sylvia Lee Gavaldon v. United States
  65. 25-6126Nathaniel Durham v. United StatesThe petitions for writs of certiorari are denied.
  66. 25-5834Gary Leon Webster v. DoesThe motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied, and the petition for a writ of certiorari is dismissed. See Rule 39.8.

Habeas corpus denied1

  1. 25-6195In Re Jerome LongThe petition for a writ of habeas corpus is denied.

Rehearings denied25

  1. 24-1138Rafael Beltre v. Fit Guys Walk, LLC, dba Planet Fitness
  2. 24-6750Troy Rambaransingh v. Bank of America National Association, Individually and as Successor by Merger to LaSalle Bank
  3. 24-7025James Todino v. X Corp., fka Twitter, Inc.
  4. 24-7187Elizabeth Anne Fitzgibbon v. Adam Paul Fitzgibbon
  5. 24-7325Tracie L. Green, aka Tracie Ledora Mitchem-Green v. US Bank National Association
  6. 24-7352Robert Allen Benney v. Thomas McGinley, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Coal Township
  7. 24-7414Ricardo Fishburne v. South Carolina
  8. 24-7438In Re Reina Tea Wood-Jimenez
  9. 25-148Michael Prete v. Rhode Island
  10. 25-154Michael Prete v. Rhode Island
  11. 25-326Real Estate Exchange, Inc., a Delaware Corporation v. Zillow Group, Inc., a Washington Corporation
  12. 25-5042Deshawn Demarcus House v. Jeff Long, Warden
  13. 25-5199Burk N. Ashford v. Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division One
  14. 25-5246Louis R. Clemons v. Texas
  15. 25-5256Leroy A. Garrett v. PDV Holding
  16. 25-5265Jessica M. Graulau Maldonado v. Orange County Public Library System
  17. 25-5266In Re Kimberly Lee Kessler
  18. 25-5287Andrew W. Bell v. Karli Swift
  19. 25-5325Robert W. Hassett, III v. Delaware
  20. 25-5426Reginald Bertram Johnson v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
  21. 25-5541Camerron L. Bradberry v. Department of the Air Force
  22. 25-5628Stephen Shapiro v. Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.
  23. 25-5661In Re Ronald Freeman
  24. 25-5783Tanya Spurbeck v. Midland Credit Management, Inc.The petitions for rehearing are denied.
  25. 23-6912Samuel Fields v. Laura Plappert, WardenThe motion for leave to file a petition for rehearing is granted.