No. 25-5731
David Alexander Brown v. United States
Response WaivedRelisted (6)IFP
Tags: as-applied-challenge circuit-split felony-conviction firearm-possession second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
SecondAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2026-01-16
(distributed 6 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether defendants may assert as-applied challenges to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)
under the Second Amendment.
2. Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)'s lifetime ban on firearm possession by felons
violates the Second Amendment as applied to Mr. Brown, who was previously
convicted of non-violent felony drug possession and gun possession offenses.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether defendants may assert as-applied challenges to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) under the Second Amendment and whether the statute's lifetime ban on firearm possession by felons violates the Second Amendment as applied to individuals with non-violent felony convictions
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.
2025-10-16
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.
2025-09-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 27, 2025)
Attorneys
David Brown
Kristen Leigh Gartman Rogers — Federal Defenders Organization, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent