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Mujera Benjamin Lung'aho v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 23-3696 · judgment July 18, 2025
GVR'd · June 30, 2026
Question presented
- Whether Congress may federalize the arson of any property belonging to any organization that receives any amount of federal funding under the Spending Clause and Necessary and Proper Clause?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Michael Kiel Kaiser
Lassiter & Cassinelli
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 3 conferences
Proceedings
- Aug 03 2026Judgment Issued.
- Jun 30 2026Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Landor v. Louisiana Dept. of Corrections and Public Safety, 609 U. S. ___ (2026).
- Jun 29 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/29/2026.
- Jun 29 2026Supplemental brief of petitioner Mujera Lung'aho filed.
- Apr 23 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/14/2026.
- Apr 22 2026Reply of petitioner Mujera Lung'aho filed. (Distributed)
- Apr 06 2026Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
- Feb 27 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 6, 2026.
- Feb 25 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 6, 2026 to April 6, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Jan 14 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 6, 2026.
- Jan 13 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 4, 2026 to March 6, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Jan 06 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 4, 2026.
- Jan 05 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 5, 2026 to February 4, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Dec 04 2025Response Requested. (Due January 5, 2026)
- Nov 26 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025.
- Nov 20 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Nov 11 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 15, 2025)