No. 25-5909
Stevie Gomez Contreras v. United States
Tags: constitutional-rights felony-conviction firearm-possession founding-era-precedent second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment FirstAmendment Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
SecondAmendment FirstAmendment Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2026-01-16
(distributed 5 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) prohibiting firearm possession for individuals with prior felony convictions violates the Second Amendment
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 offenses that did not result in disarmament in the Founding era .
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.
2025-10-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 17, 2025)
Attorneys
Stevie Gomez Contreras
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent