No. 25-5656
Kara Sternquist, aka Cara Sandiego, aka Kara Withersea v. United States
Response WaivedRelisted (6)IFP
Tags: administrative-law agency-deference criminal-law gun-rights second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference:
2026-01-16
(distributed 6 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is unconstitutional for permanently disarming citizens with remote, nonviolent prior felony convictions and whether ATF's definition of 'silencer' exceeds statutory authority
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
is w hether ATF’s definition of “silencer” as including tubes that do not have holes drilled in them is contrary tothe statutory definition of “silencer ,” and whether , following Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo , 144 S. Ct. 2244 (2024), it i s error for the court s to defer entirely to ATF’s definition without conducting their own analysis .
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.
2025-11-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2025.
2025-10-21
Rescheduled.
2025-10-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
2025-10-07
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-10-07
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-09-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 16, 2025)
Attorneys
Kara Sternquist
Allegra Glashausser — Federal Defenders of New York, Petitioner
Allegra Glashausser — Federal Defenders of New York, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent