No. 25-5485

Taylor Dan Truex v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-08-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Relisted (4)IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: constitutional-interpretation criminal-conviction firearm-prohibition historical-tradition second-amendment statutory-analysis
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2026-01-16 (distributed 4 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does § 922(g)(1) violate the Second Amendment facially, and must courts examine historical traditions of disarmament when assessing its constitutionality?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

are: 1. Does § 922(g)(1) violate the Second Amendment facially? 2. To determine the constitutionality of § 922(g)(1) as applied to a defendant , must courts examine whether there is a historical tradition permanently disarming a person with analogous convictions instead of relying on a historical tradition disarming someone serving a sentence ?

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.
2025-11-07
Reply of Taylor Dan Truex submitted.
2025-11-07
Reply of petitioner Taylor Dan Truex filed.
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.
2025-08-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 26, 2025)

Attorneys

Taylor Dan Truex
Kristin Michelle KimmelmanFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Kristin Michelle KimmelmanFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent