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Johnson v. United States

Pending petition

Docket No. Op. BelowArgument Opinion Vote Author Term
25-774 4th Cir. TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Issue: 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.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
10/16/2025Application (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.
10/22/2025Application (25A441) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until January 2, 2026.
12/31/2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 2, 2026)
01/30/2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 2, 2026 to March 4, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
01/30/2026Brief amicus curiae of Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association filed.
02/02/2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 4, 2026.
02/02/2026Amicus brief of CASA submitted.
02/02/2026Amicus brief of Pacific Legal Foundation submitted.
02/02/2026Amicus brief of Cato Institute submitted.
02/02/2026Amicus brief of Professor Laurent Sacharoff submitted.
02/02/2026Amicus brief of Restore the Fourth, Inc. submitted.
02/02/2026Amicus brief of Project for Privacy & Surveillance Accountability, Inc. submitted.