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Veneno v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on November 10, 2025. Justice Gorsuch dissented, joined by Justice Thomas.

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
24-5191 10th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2025

Issues: (1) Whether Presley v. Georgia's requirement that courts "consider alternatives to closure even when they are not offered by the parties" before closing the courtroom during a criminal trial applies even if the court intends to stream the trial via audio, video, or both; (2) when no court order is sought or made on a defendant’s right to a public trial, what qualifies as an “opportunity to object” to the denial of that right under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 51(b); and (3) whether the court should overrule United States v. Kagama and hold that Congress lacks the constitutional authority to criminalize conduct between members of the same Tribe that occurs on Tribal land, or at least clarify the constitutional foundation on which Congress may criminalize such conduct.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
05/21/2024Application (23A1048) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 5, 2024 to July 10, 2024, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
05/24/2024Application (23A1048) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until July 5, 2024.
06/21/2024Application (23A1048) to extend further the time from July 5, 2024 to July 26, 2024, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
06/26/2024Application (23A1048) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until July 26, 2024. No further extensions will be granted.
07/26/2024Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 30, 2024)
08/08/2024Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
08/15/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
08/20/2024Response Requested. (Due September 19, 2024)
09/12/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 19, 2024 to October 21, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
09/13/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 21, 2024.
10/15/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 21, 2024 to November 20, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
10/17/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 20, 2024.
11/20/2024Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
12/05/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025.
12/05/2024Reply of petitioner Quentin Veneno, Jr. filed. (Distributed)
01/07/2025Rescheduled.
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11/10/2025Petition DENIED. Justice Gorsuch, with whom Justice Thomas joins, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)