No. 25-6371
Bobby Dale Simmons v. United States
Tags: constitutional-challenge criminal-statute felon-in-possession firearms-possession gun-rights second-amendment
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment
SecondAmendment
Latest Conference:
2026-01-16
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), which prohibits felons from possessing firearms or ammunition, violates the Second Amendment—either on its face or as applied to the petitioner.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), which prohibits felons from possessing firearms or ammunition, violates the Second Amendment
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.
2025-12-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 14, 2026)
2025-11-05
Application (25A517) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until December 15, 2025.
2025-11-03
Application (25A517) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 13, 2025 to December 15, 2025, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
Attorneys
Bobby Simmons
Leah D. Yaffe — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent