No. 25-6994

Brandon Glen Jackson v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-03-10
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: categorical-prohibition constitutional-challenge due-process firearm-possession individualized-assessment second-amendment
Latest Conference: 2026-04-17
Question Presented (from Petition)

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.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

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, without requiring individualized showings that a given member of that class is dangerous, disarm whole categories of people on a class-wide basis consistent with the Second Amendment

Docket Entries

2026-03-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
2026-03-24
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2026-03-24
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2026-03-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 9, 2026)
2025-12-23
Application (25A729) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until March 9, 2026.
2025-12-17
Application (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.

Attorneys

Brandon Jackson
Cullen Oakes MacbethOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent