No. 24-7160

Prentiss Jackson v. United States

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2025-05-08
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-rights federal-law fourth-amendment marijuana-search state-law vehicle-search
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2025-06-05
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether it is constitutional to search a vehicle for the odor of marijuana alone in a state that has legalized marijuana, whether Illinois odorless container law is constitutional, whether it is constitutional for a state police officer to enforce federal law

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Whether it is constitutional to search a vehicle for the odor of marijuana alone, in a state that has legalized marijuana for possession, for consumption, and to cultivate? Whether Illinois odorless container law (625 ILCS 5/11 502.15) is constitutional ... being that the actual person can legally smell of marijuana? Whether it is constitutional for a state police officer to enforce federal law? i

Docket Entries

2025-06-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-05-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/5/2025.
2025-05-15
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-05-15
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-11-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 9, 2025)

Attorneys

Prentiss Jackson
Prentiss Jackson — Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent