No. 25-6064

Marcus Gerrod Stokes v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-11-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (3)IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: constitutional-challenge felony-conviction firearm-possession individual-rights second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment
Latest Conference: 2026-01-16 (distributed 3 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)'s lifetime ban on firearm possession for all individuals previously convicted of a felony violates the Second Amendment, either facially or as applied to the Petitioner.

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)’s lifetime ban on firearm possession for all individuals previously convicted of a felony violates the Second Amendment, either facially or as applied to the Petitioner.

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.
2025-11-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025.
2025-11-18
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-11-18
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-11-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 8, 2025)

Attorneys

Marcus Gerrod Stokes
Salvatore MancinaEDVA Federal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Salvatore MancinaEDVA Federal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent