No. 25-5875

Christopher Deonta Hemphill v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-10-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (5)IFP
Tags: circuit-court-reasoning constitutional-interpretation due-process firearm-possession rahimi-precedent second-amendment
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment
Latest Conference: 2026-01-16 (distributed 5 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fifth Circuit correctly applied the reasoning of the Supreme Court's opinion in United States v. Rahimi in deciding that the Second Amendment did not apply to Mr. Hemphill's possession of a firearm

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1) Whether the Fifth Circuit correctly applied the reasoning of the Supreme Court’s opinion in United States v. Rahimi, 602 U.S. 680 (2024), in deciding that the Second Amendment did not apply to Mr. Hemphill’s possession of a firearm.

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.
2025-11-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2025.
2025-10-30
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-10-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-10-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 13, 2025)

Attorneys

Christopher Deonta Hemphill
John Richard Donahue — Petitioner
John Richard Donahue — Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent