No. 25-935
United States v. Kevin LaMarcus Mitchell
Tags: constitutional-challenge controlled-substance criminal-conviction federal-statute firearm-possession second-amendment
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment DueProcess Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
SecondAmendment DueProcess Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1) prohibiting firearm possession by persons with certain criminal convictions violates the Second Amendment as applied to defendants with predicate convictions for unlawful drug use
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether 18 U.S.C. 922(g)( 1), the federal statute that prohibits the possession of a firearm by a person who has been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, violates the Second Amendment as applied to a defendant with a predicate conviction under 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(3), which prohibits the possession of a firearm by an unlawful user of a controlled substance . (II)
Docket Entries
2026-02-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 9, 2026)
Attorneys
Kevin LaMarcus Mitchell
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Petitioner
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Petitioner
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Petitioner