No. 25-774
Eric Tyrell Johnson v. United States
Amici (7)
Experienced Counsel
Tags: drug-detection fourth-amendment home-privacy law-enforcement probable-cause warrantless-search
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
FourthAmendment Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
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Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether police conduct a Fourth Amendment search when they use a drug detection canine to sniff the door of an apartment home in a multi-unit building to determine whether there is contraband inside
Docket Entries
2026-02-02
Amicus brief of Professor Laurent Sacharoff submitted.
2026-02-02
Brief amicus curiae of CASA filed.
2026-02-02
Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
2026-02-02
Brief amicus curiae of Restore the Fourth, Inc. filed.
2026-02-02
Brief amicus curiae of Project for Privacy & Surveillance Accountability, Inc. filed.
2026-02-02
Brief amicus curiae of Professor Laurent Sacharoff filed.
2026-02-02
Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.
2026-02-02
Amicus brief of Project for Privacy & Surveillance Accountability, Inc. submitted.
2026-02-02
Amicus brief of Restore the Fourth, Inc. submitted.
2026-02-02
Amicus brief of Cato Institute submitted.
2026-02-02
Amicus brief of Pacific Legal Foundation submitted.
2026-02-02
Amicus brief of CASA submitted.
2026-02-02
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 4, 2026.
2026-01-30
Brief amicus curiae of Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association filed.
2026-01-30
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 2, 2026 to March 4, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
2026-01-30
Motion of United States for an extension of time submitted.
2026-01-30
Amicus brief of Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association submitted.
2025-12-31
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 2, 2026)
2025-10-22
Application (25A441) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until January 2, 2026.
2025-10-16
Application (25A441) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 3, 2025 to January 2, 2026, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Attorneys
CASA
Trisha B. Anderson — Hecker Fink LLP, Amicus
Trisha B. Anderson — Hecker Fink LLP, Amicus
Trisha B. Anderson — Hecker Fink LLP, Amicus
Cato Institute
Matthew P. Cavedon — Cato Institute, Amicus
Matthew P. Cavedon — Cato Institute, Amicus
Matthew P. Cavedon — Cato Institute, Amicus
Eric Johnson
Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association
Pacific Legal Foundation
David Joseph Feder — Jones Day, Amicus
David Joseph Feder — Jones Day, Amicus
David Joseph Feder — Jones Day, Amicus
Professor Laurent Sacharoff
Project for Privacy & Surveillance Accountability, Inc.
Gene Clayton Schaerr — Schaerr | Jaffe, Amicus
Gene Clayton Schaerr — Schaerr | Jaffe, Amicus
Gene Clayton Schaerr — Schaerr | Jaffe, Amicus
Restore the Fourth, Inc.
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent