Johnson v. United States
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on April 20, 2026.
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.
Oct 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.
Oct 22, 2025Application (25A441) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until January 2, 2026.
Dec 31, 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 2, 2026)Jan 30, 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 2, 2026 to March 4, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.Jan 30, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association filed.Feb 2, 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 4, 2026.
Feb 2, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.Feb 2, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Professor Laurent Sacharoff filed.Feb 2, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Project for Privacy & Surveillance Accountability, Inc. filed.Feb 2, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Restore the Fourth, Inc. filed.Feb 2, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.Feb 2, 2026Brief amicus curiae of CASA filed.Mar 4, 2026Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.Mar 23, 2026Reply of petitioner Eric Tyrell Johnson filed. (Distributed)Mar 25, 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
Recommended Citation: Johnson v. United States, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/johnson-v-united-states/