No. 24-6262

Darris Lamar Mull v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-01-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-rights due-process felon-in-possession firearm-ban historical-tradition second-amendment
Latest Conference: 2025-02-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a lifetime federal firearm ban for felons violates a defendant's Second Amendment rights when the government cannot demonstrate a historical tradition of analogous laws

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Was Mr. Mulls convictions of 922(g)(1) as a felon-in-possession of firearms violations of his Second Amendment Rights because: (A) A LIFETIME FEDERAL FIREARM BAN CANNOT INFRINGED UPON UNLESS; it is amended through the constitutional amendment process provided in (Y\ a.A'-v-e.r V of the constitution , txjVo '$>e.c,V (B) the government has never shown that PERMANENTLY disarming felons■> is supported by a historical tradition of analogous laws and (C) his predicate offenses (Forgery) are not offenses that are historically recogniz'ed for banning a citizens right to possess firearms?

Docket Entries

2025-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2025-01-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2025.
2025-01-17
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-01-17
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-12-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 10, 2025)

Attorneys

Darris L. Mull
Darris Lamar Mull — Petitioner
Darris Lamar Mull — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent