No. 25-5417

Shalik Rasheem Mitchell v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-08-20
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Relisted (5)IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: constitutional-challenge felony-conviction firearm-possession individual-rights second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment
Latest Conference: 2026-01-16 (distributed 5 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)'s lifetime ban on firearm possession for all individuals previously convicted of a felony violates the Second Amendment, either facially or as applied to the Petitioner.

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)’s lifetime ban on firearm possession for all individuals previously convicted of a felony violates the Second Amendment, either facially or as applied to the Petitioner.

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.
2025-11-04
Reply of Shalik Rasheem Mitchell submitted.
2025-11-04
Reply of petitioner Shalik Rasheem Mitchell filed. (Distributed)
2025-10-20
Brief of United States in opposition submitted.
2025-10-20
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 20, 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 19, 2025 to October 20, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-08-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 19, 2025)

Attorneys

Shalik Rasheem Mitchell
Salvatore MancinaEDVA Federal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Salvatore MancinaEDVA Federal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent