No. 25-5477
Cornell Thomas v. United States
Tags: constitutional-challenge criminal-conviction firearm-possession nonviolent-offense second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment FirstAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
SecondAmendment FirstAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2026-01-16
(distributed 4 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), the federal statute that prohibits anyone who has been convicted of 'a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year' from possessing a firearm, violates the Second Amendment either facially or as applied to individuals with prior convictions for nonviolent offenses
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), the federal statute that prohibits anyone who has been convicted of “a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year” from possessing a firearm, violates the Second Amendment either facially or as applied to individuals with prior convictions for nonviolent offenses .
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.
2025-11-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
2025-11-13
Reply of Cornell Thomas submitted.
2025-11-13
Reply of petitioner Cornell Thomas filed. (Distributed)
2025-10-27
Memorandum For The United States In Opposition of United States submitted.
2025-10-27
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2025-09-22
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 27, 2025.
2025-09-18
Motion of United States for an extension of time submitted.
2025-09-18
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 26, 2025 to October 27, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-08-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 26, 2025)
Attorneys
Cornell Thomas
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent