No. 25-6648

Nathan Bermea v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-22
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: constitutional-challenge criminal-conviction federal-law firearms-possession second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment 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 non-violent criminal convictions

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 non-violent offenses .

Docket Entries

2026-01-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-26
Waiver of United States of America of right to respond submitted.
2026-01-26
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2026-01-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 23, 2026)

Attorneys

Nathan Bermea
Kristin Michelle KimmelmanFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Kristin Michelle KimmelmanFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Kristin Michelle KimmelmanFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States of America
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent