No. 25A728

Alvaro Alejandro Mancilla v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-19
Status: Application
Type: A
Tags: bruen-standard categorical-disarmament felon-in-possession gun-rights individualized-assessment second-amendment
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the Second Amendment permits the government to categorically disarm individuals convicted of non-violent drug trafficking felonies under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) without an individualized assessment of dangerousness.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Second Amendment permits categorical disarmament of non-violent felons under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) without an individualized assessment of dangerousness

Docket Entries

2025-12-22
Application (25A728) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until January 27, 2026.
2025-12-17
Application (25A728) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 28, 2025 to February 26, 2026, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Alvaro Mancilla
Franklyn Ray MickelsenBroden & Mickelsen, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent