No. 25-5388
Kevin Paul Cantu v. United States
Tags: constitutional-challenge criminal-law eighth-circuit felon-rights firearms-possession statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment
SecondAmendment
Latest Conference:
2026-01-16
(distributed 5 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is invariably constitutional both facially and as applied to any defendant, no matter the case-specific circumstances
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
Whether , as the Eighth Circuit held, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (which prohibits any felon from possessing firearms) is invariably constitutional both facially and as applied to any defendant, no matter the case -specific circumstances ?
Docket Entries
2026-01-20
Petition DENIED.
2026-01-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
2026-01-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025.
2025-12-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
2025-11-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2025.
2025-10-17
Memorandum For the United States In Opposition of United States submitted.
2025-10-17
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2025-09-12
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 17, 2025.
2025-09-11
Motion of United States for an extension of time submitted.
2025-09-11
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 17, 2025 to October 17, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-08-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 17, 2025)
2025-07-09
Application (25A23) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until August 18, 2025.
2025-07-03
Application (25A23) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 17, 2025 to August 18, 2025, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
Attorneys
Kevin Paul Cantu
Heather Rae Quick — Federal Public Defender Office - Iowa, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent