No. 25-6749

Colin Williams v. United States

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2026-02-06
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-statute felony-possession firearms-restriction second-amendment self-defense
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)'s lifetime firearm prohibition for individuals with prior felony convictions violates the Second Amendment in light of the Bruen decision

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) imposes a lifelong prohibition, punishable by up to 15 years’ imprisonment, on the possession of any firearm or ammunition, for any purpose, by “any person ... who has been convicted in any court of ... a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceed ing one year.” In light of New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n, Inc. v. Bruen , 597 U.S. 1 (2022) , does § 922(g)(1) violate the Second Amendment, either on its face or as applied to Petitioner —a United States citizen who possessed ammunition for purposes of selfdefense and had only a single, remote prior felony conviction , which did not involve a firea rm or a judicial finding of dangerousness ?

Docket Entries

2026-02-13
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2026-02-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 9, 2026)

Attorneys

Colin Williams
Daniel George HabibFederal Defenders of New York, Inc., Petitioner
Daniel George HabibFederal Defenders of New York, Inc., Petitioner
Daniel George HabibFederal Defenders of New York, Inc., Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent