No. 25-5772
Rudy Mario Flores v. United States
Tags: constitutional-challenge criminal-conviction firearm-possession nonviolent-offense second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment FirstAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
SecondAmendment FirstAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2025-11-07
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), the federal statute that prohibits anyone who has been convicted of 'a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year' from possessing a firearm, violates the Second Amendment either facially or as applied to individuals with prior convictions for nonviolent offenses
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), the federal statute that prohibits anyone who has been convicted of “a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year” from possessing a firearm, violates the Second Amendment either facially or as applied to individuals with prior convictions for nonviolent offenses .
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 right to respond submitted.
2025-10-07
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-09-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 31, 2025)
Attorneys
Rudy Mario Flores
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent