No. 25-6425

Tyshon Thompson v. Illinois

Lower Court: Illinois
Docketed: 2025-12-23
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: None
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment Privacy
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether this Court's language in footnote nine from New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass'n, Inc. v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1, 38 n. 9 (2022), allows courts to bypass Bruen's mandated two-step historical analysis when addressing a second amendment challenge to so-called "shall issue" licensing regimes.

2. Whether Illinois' aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon statute (AUPW), which enforces Illinois' dual licensing regime under the Concealed Carry Act by imposing criminal punishment, is unconstitutional under Bruen.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Question not identified.

Docket Entries

2026-01-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-20
Waiver of Illinois of right to respond submitted.
2026-01-20
Waiver of right of respondent Illinois to respond filed.
2025-12-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 22, 2026)

Attorneys

Illinois
Katherine Marie DoerschOffice of the Illinois Attorney General, Respondent
Tyshon Thompson
Douglas Robert HoffOffice of the State Appellate Defender, Petitioner