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Muhammad Masood v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 23-2993 · judgment April 3, 2025
Question presented
Whether the application of the "terrorism enhancement" under USSG § 3A1.4 requires the government to prove that a defendant's actions were "calculated to influence or affect that conduct of government by intimidation or coercion" as set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 2332b(g)(5), the statute cross-referenced in the Guidelines?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Jordan S. Kushner
Jordan Kushner Law office
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, January 12, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Jan 12 2026Petition DENIED.
- Dec 24 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
- Dec 20 2025Reply of petitioner Muhammad Masood filed. (Distributed)
- Dec 08 2025Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
- Nov 20 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 8, 2025.
- Nov 19 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 1, 2025 to December 8, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Oct 29 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 1, 2025.
- Oct 27 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 30, 2025 to December 1, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Sep 25 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 30, 2025)