No. 24-1249
United States v. Kindle Terrell Sam
Relisted (3)
Experienced Counsel
Tags: constitutional-challenge controlled-substance criminal-statute drug-use firearms-possession second-amendment
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment
SecondAmendment
Latest Conference:
2025-10-17
(distributed 3 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(3), which prohibits firearm possession by unlawful drug users, violates the Second Amendment
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(3), the federal statute that prohibits the possession of firearms by a person who “is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance,” violates the Second Amendment as applied to respondent. (II)
Docket Entries
2025-10-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/17/2025.
2025-09-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025.
2025-08-15
Rescheduled.
2025-08-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-08-05
Reply of United States submitted.
2025-08-05
Reply of petitioner United States filed.
2025-07-21
Motion of Kindle Terrell Sam for leave to proceed in forma pauperis submitted.
2025-07-21
Brief of Kindle Terrell Sam in opposition submitted.
2025-07-21
Brief of respondent Kindle Terrell Sam in opposition filed.
2025-07-21
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Kindle Terrell Sam.
2025-06-24
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 21, 2025.
2025-06-23
Motion of Kindle Terrell Sam for an extension of time submitted.
2025-06-23
Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 7, 2025 to July 21, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-06-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 7, 2025)
Attorneys
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Petitioner
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Petitioner
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Petitioner
Moez Mansoor Kaba — Hueston Hennigan LLP, Petitioner