No. 25-5916

Luis Espinal v. United States

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2025-10-20
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (5)IFP
Tags: constitutional-challenge federal-law felony-conviction firearm-possession second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
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 BaumgartelFederal Defenders of New York, Inc., Petitioner
Sarah Jane BaumgartelFederal Defenders of New York, Inc., Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent