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Martin Johnson v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 18-4459, 18-4457 · judgment December 18, 2019

Certiorari denied · October 5, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 4% cert probability

Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition), and a Fourth Circuit decision below.

Question presented

Whether the “elements clause” of the Armed Career Criminal Act (18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(B)(i)) is void for vagueness.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Joshua Morgan Wesneski
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

For respondent
Jeffrey B. Wall
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 05 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 01 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
  3. Jun 23 2020
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Jun 12 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 20, 2020)