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Jeffrey M. Johnson, Sr. v. Bob Jacobson, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Public Safety
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 25-3036 · judgment May 26, 2026
(petition-stage, structural)
Modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weights this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, an Eighth Circuit decision below, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition), and down for a state or local-government respondent.
Questions presented
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Whether Americans must obtain a firearm license from each state to exercise their Second Amendment rights across the Nation.
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Whether state firearm license reciprocity statutes that do not recognize firearm licenses issued by all other states are valid under N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022).
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Ryan Ashley Morrison
Liberty Justice Center
For respondent
Michael Patrick Goodwin
Office of the Minnesota Attorney General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Sep 02 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Aug 31 2026Waiver of right of respondent Bob Jacobson to respond filed.
- Aug 24 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 28, 2026)