No. 25-6323

Donald Irving Hill, Jr. v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-09
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: bruen-standard constitutional-rights felony-ban firearms-possession second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment FourthAmendment
Latest Conference: 2026-01-16
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is the lifetime ban on possession of firearms by all felons under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) unconstitutional under Bruen, and does the statute violate the Second Amendment as applied to nonviolent drug trafficking offenses?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Is the lifetime ban on possession of firearms by all felons, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), plainly unconstitutional on its face under New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen , 597 U.S. 1 (2022), because it is permanent and applies to all persons convicted of felonies? 2. 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 as applied to individuals with convictions for nonviolent drug trafficking offenses?

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.
2025-12-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 8, 2026)

Attorneys

Donald Irving Hill, Jr.
Dustin TalbotFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
Dustin TalbotFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent