No. 25-6311

Christopher Smith v. United States

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-08
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: bruen-decision constitutional-challenge felon-in-possession firearms-possession second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment
Latest Conference: 2026-01-16
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a conviction for possessing ammunition by a convicted felon is unconstitutional under the Supreme Court's Bruen decision

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

This Court should grant certiorari because this Court’s decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n, Inc. v. Bruen , 597 U.S. 1 (2022) , rendered Mr. Smith ’s conviction s under 18 U.S.C. §922(g)(1) (possession of ammunition by a convicted felon) unconstitutional, facially and as -applied to him.

Docket Entries

2026-01-20
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
2025-12-22
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-12-22
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-12-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 7, 2026)

Attorneys

Christopher Smith
Michelle BarthLaw Office of Michelle Anderson Barth, Petitioner
Michelle BarthLaw Office of Michelle Anderson Barth, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent