No. 25-1036
Anthony A. Browne v. Kimberly K. Reynolds, in Her Official Capacity as Governor of Iowa, et al.
Response Waived
Tags: criminal-conviction felon-disenfranchisement fourteenth-amendment restoration-of-rights right-to-bear-arms second-amendment
Latest Conference:
2026-04-02
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether Iowa Code § 914.7 (2026) entitled "[r]ights not restorable " infringes the Petitioner 's right to keep and bear arms enshrined by the Second and Fourteenth Amendments —suspended upon the Petitioner 's 1991 convictions under Iowa law for Willful Injury, a forcible felony, and Criminal Gang Participation —by barring him from having that right restored for life.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether Iowa Code § 914.7 (2026) infringes a petitioner's Second and Fourteenth Amendment right to keep and bear arms by permanently barring restoration of that right following felony convictions for willful injury and criminal gang participation
Docket Entries
2026-04-06
Petition DENIED.
2026-03-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/2/2026.
2026-03-12
Waiver of right of respondent Brad Kunkel, Sheriff of Johnson County, Iowa to respond filed.
2026-03-03
Waiver of Kimberly K. Reynolds, in her official capacity as Governor of Iowa of right to respond submitted.
2026-03-03
Waiver of right of respondent Kimberly K. Reynolds, in her official capacity as Governor of Iowa to respond filed.
2026-02-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 2, 2026)
2026-01-08
Application (25A792) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until March 2, 2026.
2025-12-31
Application (25A792) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 25, 2026 to March 2, 2026, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
Attorneys
Anthony Browne
Anthony A. Browne — Petitioner
Brad Kunkel, Sheriff of Johnson County, Iowa
Kimberly K. Reynolds, in her official capacity as Governor of Iowa