No. 25-7184

Dimitri Beaubrun v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2026-04-13
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: as-applied-challenge Bruen-methodology constitutional-challenge felon-in-possession non-violent-felony Second-Amendment
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

(1) Whether after New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen , 597 U.S. 1 (2022) and United States v. Rahimi , 602 U.S. 680 (2024), a criminal defendant may raise an as -applied Second Amendment challenge to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) .

(2) If so, w hether under the Bruen/Rahimi methodology, the Second Amendment is unconstitutional as applied to a defendant like Petitioner whose felony convictions are for non- violent offenses.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a criminal defendant may raise an as-applied Second Amendment challenge to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) after New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen and United States v. Rahimi, and whether the Second Amendment is unconstitutional as applied to defendants with non-violent felony convictions

Docket Entries

2026-04-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 13, 2026)

Attorneys

Dimitri Beaubrun
M. Caroline McCraeFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent