No. 25-5503
Bobby Nathaniel Scott v. United States
Tags: constitutional-challenge felony-conviction firearm-possession individual-rights second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment
SecondAmendment
Latest Conference:
2026-01-16
(distributed 4 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.
2025-11-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
2025-11-10
Reply of Bobby Scott submitted.
2025-11-10
Reply of petitioner Bobby Nathaniel Scott filed. (Distributed)
2025-10-29
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2025-09-29
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 29, 2025.
2025-09-26
Motion of United States for an extension of time submitted.
2025-09-26
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 29, 2025 to October 29, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-08-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 29, 2025)
Attorneys
Bobby Scott
Patrick L. Bryant — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Patrick L. Bryant — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent