No. 25-5916
Response WaivedRelisted (5)IFP
Tags: constitutional-challenge federal-law felony-conviction firearm-possession second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment
SecondAmendment
Latest Conference:
2026-01-16
(distributed 5 times)
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 bar a citizen from possessing a firearm and ammunition 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 bar a citizen from possessing a firearm and ammunition based exclusively on a prior felony conviction.
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.
2025-10-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 19, 2025)
Attorneys
Luis Espinal
Sarah Jane Baumgartel — Federal Defenders of New York, Inc., Petitioner
Sarah Jane Baumgartel — Federal Defenders of New York, Inc., Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent