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Brandon Glen Jackson v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 24-4114 · judgment September 12, 2025
Certiorari denied · April 20, 2026
Question presented
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(n), which prohibits firearm possession by anyone under indictment for a felony, can constitutionally be applied to a nonviolent indictee on the theory that Congress may, consistent with the Second Amendment, disarm whole categories of people on a class-wide basis, without requiring individualized showings that a given member of that class is dangerous.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Cullen Oakes Macbeth
Office of the Federal Public Defender
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Proceedings
- Apr 20 2026Petition DENIED.
- Mar 26 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
- Mar 24 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Mar 05 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 9, 2026)
- Dec 23 2025Application (25A729) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until March 9, 2026.
- Dec 17 2025Application (25A729) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 8, 2026 to March 9, 2026, submitted to The Chief Justice.