No. 25-6438
Frankie Acosta v. United States
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-conviction firearms-possession founding-era-precedent second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
SecondAmendment Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2026-02-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violates the Second Amendment for individuals with prior convictions that did not result in disarmament during the Founding era
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
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 either facially or as applied to individuals with prior convictions for offenses that did not result in disarmament in the Founding era .
Docket Entries
2026-01-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-12
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2025-12-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 28, 2026)
Attorneys
Frankie Acosta
United States of America
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent