No. 25-6775

Michael Thomas McCowan v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-02-10
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: constitutional-rights felony-conviction firearm-possession founding-era-interpretation second-amendment statutory-prohibition
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

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

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

2026-02-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 12, 2026)
2025-12-23
Application (25A731) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until February 3, 2026.
2025-12-17
Application (25A731) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 4, 2026 to March 5, 2026, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Michael Thomas McCowan
Shannon Willis LockeThe Locke Law Group, Petitioner
Shannon Willis LockeThe Locke Law Group, Petitioner
Shannon Willis LockeThe Locke Law Group, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent