No. 24-7275

Jacob Thomas Mireles v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-05-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-conviction federal-law firearm-possession second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
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. DavidsonFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
Kristin L. DavidsonFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent