No. 19-8263October Term 2019Decided May 18, 2020
Brown v. United States
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed in forma pauperis from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 18, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed in forma pauperis from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The specific facts and legal issues are not detailed in the available record.
Question presented
Whether the “categorical approach” for determining whether a prior conviction is a “serious drug offense” under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), requires a court to look to the version of the federal drug schedules in effect at the time of the federal firearm offense, or the version in effect at the time of the prior state conviction?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit / Decision released May 18, 2020
- Area
Gun Rights
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
- Method
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