No. 25-296

Jake Stanley DeWilde v. Pamela Bondi, Attorney General, et al.

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-09-15
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: constitutional-rights due-process firearm-regulation gun-possession military-weapons second-amendment
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment
Latest Conference: 2025-11-07
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Second Amendment permits the government to prohibit possession of the standard-issue service rifle by responsible, law-abiding Americans

Question Presented (from Petition)

The M-16 rifle is the lineal descendant of the musket and the standard-issue service rifle utilized by the U.S. military. The question presented is: Whether the Second Amendment to the Constitution permits the government to prohibit the possession, by . responsible, law-abiding Americans, of the standard-issue service rifle of the U.S. military, the M-16.

Docket Entries

2025-11-10
Petition DENIED.
2025-10-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
2025-10-15
Waiver of Bondi, Att'y Gen., et al. of right to respond submitted.
2025-10-15
Waiver of right of respondent Bondi, Att'y Gen., et al. to respond filed.
2025-07-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 15, 2025)

Attorneys

Bondi, Att'y Gen., et al.
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
Jake S. DeWilde
Jake Stanley DeWilde — Petitioner
Jake Stanley DeWilde — Petitioner