Petitions of the week
Texas man on death row presses claim of attorney abandonment
Kalvis Golde
January 2, 2024
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Kal covers cert petitions on SCOTUSblog. They monitor newly filed petitions, maintain the Petitions We're Watching page, and write the Petitions of the Week column.
Kal is currently a student at Columbia Law School. Previously, they worked as the site's manager as well as at Georgetown's Supreme Court Institute and the American Constitution Society. Kal received a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics from the University of Georgia.
Petitions of the week
When do legal observers at protests get First Amendment protection?
Kalvis Golde
December 27, 2023
Petitions of the week
D.C.–area magnet school at center of continuing fight over affirmative action
Kalvis Golde
November 30, 2023
Petitions of the week
Cancer victims ask court to untangle “finality trap”
Kalvis Golde
November 14, 2023
Petitions of the week
Tribal self-governance at center of dispute over federal health care costs
Kalvis Golde
November 3, 2023
Petitions of the week
Sellers of carved wood furniture spar over relevance of copying in trademark
Kalvis Golde
October 27, 2023
Petitions of the week
Washington residents challenge state’s effort to tax long-term capital gains
Kalvis Golde
October 7, 2023
Petitions of the week
Section 8 vouchers take center stage in dispute between landlord and disabled tenant
Kalvis Golde
September 29, 2023
Petitions of the week
Florida man subject to lifetime sex-offender registration requirements argues that he is “in custody” for purposes of federal post-conviction laws
Kalvis Golde
September 21, 2023
Petitions of the week
Court asked to review prosecution of Jan. 6 participants, with implications for Trump
Kalvis Golde
September 8, 2023