No. 25-5331
Maurice Farris v. United States
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-conviction gun-possession second-amendment statutory-interpretation supreme-court-precedent
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment
SecondAmendment
Latest Conference:
2025-11-14
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether Mr. Farris's conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment in light of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen and United States v. Rahimi
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
Whether Mr. Farris’s conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment in light of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen , 597 U.S. 1 (2022), and United States v. Rahimi , 602 U.S. 680 (2024).
Docket Entries
2025-11-17
Petition DENIED.
2025-10-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/14/2025.
2025-10-14
Brief of United States in opposition submitted.
2025-10-14
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2025-08-21
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 14, 2025. See Rule 30.1.
2025-08-20
Motion of United States for an extension of time submitted.
2025-08-20
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 11, 2025 to October 13, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-08-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 11, 2025)
2025-07-01
Application (25A2) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until August 8, 2025.
2025-06-27
Application (25A2) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 9, 2025 to August 8, 2025, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
Attorneys
Maurice Farris
Leah D. Yaffe — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Leah D. Yaffe — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent