Decided

No. 25-5067

Kira Kristina Zielinski v. United States

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

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Docket Entries

Judgment Issued.

Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of the position asserted by the Solicitor General in his brief for the United States filed on November 13, 2025.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.

Reply of petitioner Kira Kristina Zielinski filed.(Distributed)

Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 13, 2025.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 14, 2025 to November 13, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 14, 2025.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 11, 2025 to October 14, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.

Response Requested. (Due September 11, 2025)

Brief amici curiae of Battered Women’s Justice Project, et al. filed. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.

Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 8, 2025)

Parties

Kira Kristina Zielinski, Petitioner, represented by Knut Sveinbjorn Johnson

United States of America, Respondent, represented by D. John Sauer

Amici Curiae

BATTERED WOMEN’S JUSTICE PROJECT (BWJP), NATIONAL LEGAL CENTER ON CHILDREN AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (NLCCDV), AND NATIONAL NETWORK TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, Amicus Curiae, represented by Karen L. Landau

 
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