Supreme Court Report

Order list

Monday, April 20, 2026

2 granted · 177 denied · 1 habeas denied · 4 mandamus denied · 18 rehearings denied · 15 in pending cases · 5 discipline · 1 order · 1 prohibition denied · The Court’s PDF · 608 U.S.

Certiorari granted2

  1. 25-581St. Mary Catholic Parish, Littleton, Colorado v. Lisa Roy, in Her Official Capacity as Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Early ChildhoodThe petition for a writ of certiorari is granted limited to Questions 1 and 2 presented by the petition.
  2. 25-5343Kendrick Jarrell Beaird v. United StatesThe 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 Stinson v. United States, 508 U. S. 36 (1993), still correctly states the rule for the deference that courts must give the commentary to the Sentencing Guidelines.

Orders in pending cases15

  1. 25A872Djavon Holland v. United StatesThe application for stay addressed to Justice Sotomayor and referred to the Court is denied.
  2. 25M66HANLEY, ORPHEUS, ET UX. V. PA PUB. UTIL. COMM'NThe motion for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari under seal with redacted copies for the public record is denied.
  3. 25M67MARCH, ANTHONY W. V. UNITED STATESThe motion for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal is granted.
  4. 25M68IN RE SEALED PETITIONERThe motion for leave to proceed as a veteran is denied. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.
  5. 25M69SEALED APPELLANT V. SEALED APPELLEEThe motion for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari under seal is denied.
  6. 24-621National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election CommissionThe motion of intervenors for leave to file a supplemental brief after oral argument is granted.
  7. 25-6048Mark Brentley, Sr. v. City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  8. 25-6100Leihinahina Sullivan v. United StatesThe motions of petitioners for reconsideration of orders denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis are denied.
  9. 25-6798Jay Pemberton v. Bell's Brewery, Inc.
  10. 25-6801Emir James Phillips v. Board of Curators of Lincoln University, fka Lincoln University
  11. 25-6802Emir James Phillips v. Board of Curators of Lincoln University, fka Lincoln University
  12. 25-6826Kelli Smith v. United Parcel Service, Incorporated
  13. 25-6828Abron Toure v. American Express National Bank
  14. 25-6838Rustin Perot Wright v. Ashley Brooke Womack
  15. 25-6849Vincent Terry v. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLCThe motions of petitioners for leave to proceed in forma pauperis are denied. Petitioners are allowed until May 11, 2026, within which to pay the docketing fees required by Rule 38(a) and to submit petitions in compliance with Rule 33.1 of the Rules of this Court.

Orders1

  1. 24-1099Kyle Smith v. Rochelle Scott, Individually, and as Co-Special Administrator of the Estate of Roy Anthony ScottThe 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 Ninth Circuit for further consideration in light of Zorn v. Linton, 607 U. S. ___ (2026) (per curiam). Justice Sotomayor, Justice Kagan, and Justice Jackson would deny the petition for a writ of certiorari.

Certiorari denied177

  1. 24-276Ryan Crownholm v. Richard B. Moore, in His Official Capacity as Executive Officer of the California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists
  2. 24-279360 Virtual Drone Services LLC v. Andrew L. Ritter, in His Official Capacity as Executive Director of the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors
  3. 24-920Keith Pardue, Vice President, Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners v. Ronald S. Hines
  4. 24-932Pierre Kory v. Rob Bonta, Attorney General of California
  5. 25-77Stephen Foote, Individually and as Guardian and Next Friend of B. F. and G. F., Minors v. Ludlow School Committee
  6. 25-407Scott Breimeister v. United States
  7. 25-435Rebecca Curtin v. United Trademark Holdings, Inc.
  8. 25-622Office and Professional Employees International Union v. Space Exploration Technologies Corporation
  9. 25-639Banc of America Securities LLC v. City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  10. 25-664Chadwick Dotson, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections v. Justin Michael Wolfe
  11. 25-680Bernard T. Swift, Jr., et ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
  12. 25-689George Sharrod Johns v. Georgia
  13. 25-693Juan Jose Garcia Morin v. Todd Blanche, Acting Attorney General
  14. 25-726Alan Lane Hicks v. Jonathan Frame, Superintendent, Mount Olive Correctional Complex
  15. 25-746Carvin L. Thomas v. Roberta Kustoff, Chairman, Tennessee Board of Parole
  16. 25-774Eric Tyrell Johnson v. United States
  17. 25-809Perfection Bakeries, Inc. v. Retail Wholesale and Department Store International Union and Industry Pension Fund
  18. 25-818Terrell Anthony Hargrove v. Ian Healy, Warden
  19. 25-920Louis Vargas, fka Louis Galynsky v. Vincent Rodriguez
  20. 25-921Malcolm Wilson v. Angelita Castaneda
  21. 25-922Jean Frantz Guillaume v. United States
  22. 25-928Joseph Habib Goro v. Wassen Kanouno, fka Wassen Goro
  23. 25-932Dorothy Bivens v. ZEP, Inc.
  24. 25-933Daniel N. Arbeeny, as the Administrator for the Estate of Norman Arbeeny v. Andrew M. Cuomo, former Governor of New York
  25. 25-940Monib Zirvi v. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP
  26. 25-947Robert William Moss v. Shawn M. Latourette, Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
  27. 25-950Mark Hartman v. Dave Yost, Attorney General of Ohio
  28. 25-961Peyman Roshan v. Christine M. Searle
  29. 25-974Kevin D. Wickstrom v. Air Line Pilots Association, International
  30. 25-975CalPortland Company v. Robert Thomas
  31. 25-982Teresa Maria Harmon v. Louis I. Waterman
  32. 25-991Samantha Lee-Ann Sealey v. Arturo Mancias
  33. 25-992Reginald Johnson v. City of Satsuma, Alabama
  34. 25-995Venisha Arnold v. 1600 West Loop South, L.L.C., dba The Post Oak at Uptown Houston
  35. 25-998Nicholas Sellman v. Aviation Training Consulting, LLC
  36. 25-1004Citizens Bank, N.A. v. John Conti
  37. 25-1007Harold Jean-Baptiste v. Department of Justice
  38. 25-1021Richard Cornelius Jackson v. Department of Homeland Security
  39. 25-1031Julius Janisse v. Martin Luther King, Jr. - Los Angeles (MLK-LA) Healthcare Corporation
  40. 25-1064Michael Prime v. United States
  41. 25-1074Risie Howard, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Mrs. George Howard, Jr. v. Jim Snee, Chair, Hormel Foods Corporation
  42. 25-1076George Peterson v. United States
  43. 25-1087William M. Hilton v. United States
  44. 25-1092Piper Partridge, Individually and as Mother and Next of Kin to Keagan Schweikle and as Special Administratrix of the Estate of Keagan Schweikle v. City of Benton, Arkansas
  45. 25-1094Charles Barrett v. United States
  46. 25-1104CPC Patent Technologies Pty Ltd. v. Apple Inc.
  47. 25-1109Richard Gibson v. Cendyn Group, LLC
  48. 25-1111Roxana Towry Russell v. Walmart Inc.
  49. 25-1116Jordan Zahler v. Jackson Lewis P.C.
  50. 25-5688Linda Kay Twigg v. Allan Lee Twigg
  51. 25-5961Eva Marie Gardner v. Maryland
  52. 25-5962Ismael Adan Ortiz-Rodriguez v. United States
  53. 25-6088Andis Noe Cortez-Zepeda v. United States
  54. 25-6244Tasleema Yasin v. VM Master Issuer, LLC
  55. 25-6512Aubrey C. Trail v. Nebraska
  56. 25-6553Salvador Hernandez v. United States
  57. 25-6697Adedayo Abioye v. Mojisola Braimoh
  58. 25-6726William Lewis Reece v. Oklahoma
  59. 25-6727Antonia Blackwell v. Michael Boehm
  60. 25-6728Shannon Day v. Texas
  61. 25-6736Tarra Anne Perez v. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States
  62. 25-6737Clyde Pontefract v. Federal Bureau of Prisons
  63. 25-6740David Leslie Culverhouse v. Texas
  64. 25-6743Gayle George v. U.S. Bank, as Legal Title Trustee for Truman 2016 SC6 Title Trust
  65. 25-6745Linda Sun v. D.C. Office of Employee Appeals
  66. 25-6752Jerome Moore v. Texas
  67. 25-6762Eileen McLaughlin v. Community Living Association
  68. 25-6763Frederick Pina v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
  69. 25-6764Jerry Lee Flores v. Texas
  70. 25-6770Heath W. Gray v. Pennsylvania Department of State
  71. 25-6777Olda Rachel Guardiola v. Maricela Rodriguez
  72. 25-6779Sasho Stantchev v. Bunker Hill Community College
  73. 25-6781Stacy Gene Hall v. Buddy Myotte
  74. 25-6782Cosea Bell v. Louisiana
  75. 25-6784Albert Marquavious Lamar Anderson v. Novant Health
  76. 25-6787James Webb Hunter v. S. F.
  77. 25-6788Antonio B. Jackson v. Maryland
  78. 25-6792Daniel Smalls v. South Carolina Department of Social Services
  79. 25-6794Robert Emert v. Andrea Schuck
  80. 25-6797Eshawn Jessica Scipio v. Finklea, Hendrick & Blake, LLC
  81. 25-6806Teresa Faye Morris v. Crawford & Company
  82. 25-6807Edward Legaspi Ramirez v. California
  83. 25-6811Gifford Johnson, III v. Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
  84. 25-6815Steven Trent Ellis v. Florida
  85. 25-6818Vernon Carter v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
  86. 25-6820Troy LaFrost Decker v. Oklahoma
  87. 25-6822Ciara Lynn Rehbein v. Jessica Michelle Paddock
  88. 25-6825Richard R. Lawless v. United States
  89. 25-6832Stanley Donald v. Carol Mici, Individually and as former Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Correction
  90. 25-6834AmadaSophia Komorebi v. Andrew Katkin
  91. 25-6841Philong Huynh v. Superior Court of California, San Diego County
  92. 25-6844Shannon Simpson v. Louisiana
  93. 25-6852Clinton Brinson v. Walmart, Inc.
  94. 25-6855Qingfei Zhang v. University of Kentucky
  95. 25-6859Daniel R. Wood v. Eric Strauss, Director, Montana Department of Corrections
  96. 25-6864Gregory Scott Person v. Pennsylvania
  97. 25-6865Robert Andrew Mullins v. United States
  98. 25-6866Ohio, ex rel. Malik Allah-U-Akbar v. David A. Schroeder, Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Ohio, Ashtabula County
  99. 25-6912Thomas Bartholomew Simpson v. Joseph Walters, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections
  100. 25-6915Patryk Nikolas Starzenski, aka Patrick Jaworski v. Todd Blanche, Acting Attorney General
  101. 25-6918Ikia Butler v. Merit Systems Protection Board
  102. 25-6925Karen Altagracia Perez v. United States
  103. 25-6964Jovan Rivera Rodriguez v. United States
  104. 25-6930Gregory Livingston v. Tennessee
  105. 25-6939Guadalupe Pelayo v. Arizona
  106. 25-6952Mickey Doster v. United States
  107. 25-6953David Bert Paycer v. United States
  108. 25-6954Natasha Nicole Newberry v. United States
  109. 25-6955Mark Alan Deakins v. United States
  110. 25-6956Nicholas Javon Martin v. United States
  111. 25-6957Cesar Castillo-Peña v. United States
  112. 25-6958Adam Carson v. United States
  113. 25-6960Shameek J. Halls v. United States
  114. 25-6962Raheem Morrissette v. United States
  115. 25-6963Ernesto Francisco Cole v. United States
  116. 25-6965Demetrius Green v. United States
  117. 25-6966Eric Anthony Garner v. United States
  118. 25-6971Tony Phillips v. United States
  119. 25-6973Fabian Hernan Hernandez v. United States
  120. 25-6977Basilio Jim Diaz v. United States
  121. 25-6979Anthony Shawnn Ewell v. United States
  122. 25-6983Marquez Dante Scott v. United States
  123. 25-6985Mark Woods v. Warden, Canaan USP
  124. 25-6987Demartinas L. Edwards v. United States
  125. 25-6988Eddie Hudson v. United States
  126. 25-6994Brandon Glen Jackson v. United States
  127. 25-6999Rodjaun Neal-Williams v. Maryland
  128. 25-7004Anson Chi v. United States
  129. 25-7005Kenneth Colvin, Jr. v. Russ Rurka, Warden
  130. 25-7007Steven Tilden Fellmy v. United States
  131. 25-7008Daniel Joel Wolf v. Colorado
  132. 25-7010Michael Conner v. United States
  133. 25-7011Lazaro Deleon-Juarez v. United States
  134. 25-7015Stephen McCarthy v. Drug Enforcement Administration
  135. 25-7019Kenneth Kiprono Kirui v. Arizona
  136. 25-7020Archie M. Whalen v. United States
  137. 25-7022Jonathan Rangel-Salazar v. United States
  138. 25-7023Wayne Ross Maitland v. United States
  139. 25-7024Abraham Rico Vasquez v. United States
  140. 25-7027Justin R. Page v. Massachusetts
  141. 25-7028Orlando Roosevelt Adkins v. United States
  142. 25-7034Eula Winfrey v. Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office
  143. 25-7035Jesus Aaron Ramirez v. United States
  144. 25-7039Tyree M. Neal, Jr. v. United States
  145. 25-7041Danzel Mackins v. United States
  146. 25-7044Hector Torres-Espinoza v. United States
  147. 25-7045Kenneth Robert Simpson v. United States
  148. 25-7046Simona Tanasescu v. United States
  149. 25-7047Michael Kenny Carter v. United States
  150. 25-7049Hasna Bashir Iwas v. United States
  151. 25-7052Jorge Petter v. United States
  152. 25-7058Luis Ordonez-Vega v. United States
  153. 25-7061Jabias D. Jones v. Amber Martinez
  154. 25-7063Clemente Castillo-Zamudio v. United States
  155. 25-7067Davonte J. Coe v. United States
  156. 25-7068Eduardo Luciano v. United States
  157. 25-7070Ade Lawrence v. United States
  158. 25-7072Tevin Abercrombie v. United States
  159. 25-7073Philmon Deshawn Chambers v. United States
  160. 25-7075Zachary Taylor Bush v. United States
  161. 25-7080Oscar Adrian Marquez v. United States
  162. 25-7082DeVon J. Tucker v. United States
  163. 25-7085Christopher Adin Graham v. United States
  164. 25-7088Eddie Seaton v. United States
  165. 25-7089Jarious Dwayne Fletcher v. United States
  166. 25-7090Hector Daniel Mateo-Reyes v. United States
  167. 25-7104Charles Carpenter, Sr. v. David Steiner, Postmaster GeneralThe petitions for writs of certiorari are denied.
  168. 25-690Ryan Thornell, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry v. Bradley BieganskiThe motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
  169. 25-874Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. v. Narguess Noohi, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly SituatedThe petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  170. 25-977Johnson & Johnson v. San Diego County Employees Retirement AssociationThe petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Alito and Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  171. 25-6709Gregory Ryan Webb v. Sandra Garrett
  172. 25-6766Eric Joshua Mapes v. United States District Court for the Western District of TexasThe petitions for writs of certiorari before judgment are denied.
  173. 25-6837Samuel Lee Smith, Jr. v. Natasha Katerina SmithThe 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.
  174. 25-6877Glenn Winningham v. Chad YarbroughThe 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. 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).
  175. 25-6937Maurice Nathaniel Bunkley v. James Corrigan, WardenThe petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Sotomayor would grant the petition for a writ of certiorari.
  176. 25-6938Anthony Tyrone Campbell, Sr. v. P. Dickey, former Corrections OfficerThe 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.
  177. 25-6950Jessica Arong O'Brien v. United StatesThe petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.

Habeas corpus denied1

  1. 25-7095In Re Leonard NajacqueThe petition for a writ of habeas corpus is denied.

Mandamus denied4

  1. 25-942In Re Ronny Jackson, Individually and in His Official Capacity as U.S. Representative for Texas's 13th Congressional District
  2. 25-946In Re Haden Christian Yonce
  3. 25-6800In Re Felix Verdejo-Sanchez
  4. 25-6836In Re Rodolfo Vela Sr.The petitions for writs of mandamus are denied.

Prohibition denied1

  1. 25-6739In Re Brandy CornettThe petition for a writ of prohibition is denied.

Rehearings denied18

  1. 25-537Raymond H. Pierson, III v. Phyliss M. Rushing
  2. 25-663Alan Headman v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
  3. 25-687Richard Eugene Bryant, aka Ritshard Anu Bey v. Mark S. Braunlich, Judge, 38th Circuit Court of Michigan, Monroe County
  4. 25-694Jeffrey Lance Hill, Sr. v. Leandra G. Johnson
  5. 25-720Louemma Cromity v. City of Orlando, Florida
  6. 25-796Princewill Arinze Duru v. United States
  7. 25-803In Re Andy Desty
  8. 25-5269Michael D. Miller v. Florida
  9. 25-5704Jeanie Reese v. Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc.
  10. 25-6035Ryan P. Givey v. Alicia A. Givey
  11. 25-6072William Douglas Marcum v. Merit Systems Protection Board
  12. 25-6149Byron Jones v. Michigan
  13. 25-6181Graham Schiff v. Warden
  14. 25-6227Melvin Clark v. Rafael Acevedo, Acting Warden
  15. 25-6272James Taylor v. Freedom Mortgage Corporation
  16. 25-6461Michael Anthony Christopher Cochren, II v. White Castle System, Inc.
  17. 25-6526Johnny Ray Walls-Bey v. Arizona
  18. 25-6587Jett Garriott Adams v. Dan Shannon, Director, Wyoming Department of CorrectionsThe petitions for rehearing are denied.

Attorney discipline5

  1. D-3159IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF GARY L. GUYMONGary L. Guymon, of Las Vegas, Nevada, is suspended from the practice of law in this Court, and a rule will issue, returnable within 40 days, requiring him to show cause why he should not be disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.
  2. D-3160IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF HENRY NEIL PORTNERHenry Neil Portner, of Fallbrook, California, is suspended from the practice of law in this Court, and a rule will issue, returnable within 40 days, requiring him to show cause why he should not be disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.
  3. D-3161IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF BRIAN T. GOLDSTEINBrian T. Goldstein, of Overland Park, Kansas, is suspended from the practice of law in this Court, and a rule will issue, returnable within 40 days, requiring him to show cause why he should not be disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.
  4. D-3162IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF MICHAEL ROY NACKMichael Roy Nack, of Clayton, Missouri, is suspended from the practice of law in this Court, and a rule will issue, returnable within 40 days, requiring him to show cause why he should not be disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.
  5. D-3163IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF PHILLIP B. LEISERPhillip B. Leiser, of Tysons Corner, Virginia, is suspended from the practice of law in this Court, and a rule will issue, returnable within 40 days, requiring him to show cause why he should not be disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.