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