No. 25-5717
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-challenge federal-law felony-disarmament gun-rights second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment
SecondAmendment
Latest Conference:
2025-11-07
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is unconstitutional on its face or as applied to Petitioner because, consistent with the Second Amendment, the federal government may not permanently disarm a citizen based exclusively on a prior felony conviction
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is unconstitutional on its face or as applied to Petitioner because, consistent with the Second Amendment, the federal government may not permanently disarm a citizen based exclusively on a prior felony conviction.
Docket Entries
2025-11-10
Petition DENIED.
2025-10-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
2025-10-07
Waiver of United States of America of right to respond submitted.
2025-10-07
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2025-09-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 24, 2025)
Attorneys
Raul Acosta
Sarah Jane Baumgartel — Federal Defenders of New York, Inc., Petitioner
Sarah Jane Baumgartel — Federal Defenders of New York, Inc., Petitioner
United States of America
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent