No. 24-7275
Jacob Thomas Mireles v. United States
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-conviction federal-law firearm-possession second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
SecondAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2025-06-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), the federal statute that prohibits anyone who has been convicted of 'a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year' from possessing a firearm, violates the Second Amendment either facially or as applied to individuals who do not pose a present threat of violence
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), the federal statute that prohibits anyone who has been convicted of “a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year” from possessing a firearm, violates the Second Amendment either facially or as applied to individuals who do not pose a present threat of violence.
Docket Entries
2025-06-30
Petition DENIED.
2025-06-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/26/2025.
2025-06-05
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-06-05
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-05-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 23, 2025)
Attorneys
Jacob Thomas Mireles
Kristin L. Davidson — Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Kristin L. Davidson — Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent