No. 25-5656

Kara Sternquist, aka Cara Sandiego, aka Kara Withersea v. United States

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2025-09-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (6)IFP
Tags: administrative-law agency-deference criminal-law gun-rights second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
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 GlashausserFederal Defenders of New York, Petitioner
Allegra GlashausserFederal Defenders of New York, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent