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Brandon Allen Haynes v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 24-1242 · judgment May 1, 2025


Certiorari denied · January 20, 2026

Question presented

Whether, as the Eighth Circuit held, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (which prohibits any felon from possessing firearms) is invariably constitutional both facially and as applied to any defendant, no matter the case-specific circumstances?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Heather Rae Quick
Federal Public Defender Office - Iowa

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 4 conferences

Linked docket
25A20

Proceedings

  1. Jan 20 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 12 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
  3. Jan 05 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
  4. Dec 08 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025.
  5. Nov 13 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
  6. Oct 27 2025
    Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
  7. Sep 22 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 27, 2025.
  8. Sep 18 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 26, 2025 to October 27, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
  9. Aug 25 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 26, 2025)
  10. Jul 09 2025
    Application (25A20) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until August 29, 2025.
  11. Jul 03 2025
    Application (25A20) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 30, 2025 to August 29, 2025, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.