| 25-5510 |
Monte Barry v. United States |
Third Circuit |
2025-08-29 |
Denied |
Relisted (4)IFP |
as-applied-challenge constitutional-interpretation felon-possession firearm-restriction historical-tradition second-amendment |
Whether courts should analyze as-applied Second Amendment challenges to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) by examining historical tradition for permanently disarm… |
| 25-5318 |
Deago Lee Eddings v. United States |
Third Circuit |
2025-08-11 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
as-applied-challenge constitutional-interpretation felon-possession firearm-restriction historical-tradition second-amendment |
Whether courts should analyze as-applied Second Amendment challenges to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) by examining historical tradition for permanently disarm… |
| 23-6602 |
Sylvester Cunningham v. United States |
Eighth Circuit |
2024-01-29 |
GVR |
Relisted (2)IFP |
2nd-amendment as-applied-challenge bruen circuit-split constitutional-challenge criminal-statute felon-in-possession felon-possession firearms-possession second-amendment statutory-interpretation |
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is unconstitutional as applied |
| 22-6420 |
Rodney Deangelo Jordan v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2022-12-29 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
commerce-clause constitutional-authority constitutional-limits criminal-law federal-power felon-possession firearms-regulation police-power statutory-interpretation |
Whether Congress exceeded its authority in enacting the Unlawful Felon in Possession of a Firearm statute (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)) |
| 22-5876 |
Surprise Emmanuel Carter v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2022-10-20 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
bond-v-united-states commerce-clause constitutional-limits federal-authority felon-in-possession felon-possession national-federation-v-sebelius police-power statutory-interpretation substantial-effect |
Whether Congress exceeded its authority in enacting the Unlawful Felon in Possession of a Firearm statute (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)) |
| 20-8440 |
Jerry Douglas, Jr. v. United States |
Fourth Circuit |
2021-06-28 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
criminal-procedure federal-question felon-in-possession felon-possession jury-instruction justification-defense minor-child-safety minor-protection second-amendment |
Is a defendant entitled to a justification jury instruction on a charge of possession of ammunition in commerce by a felon when the defendant is actin… |
| 19-6262 |
Liddon Young v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2019-10-11 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
aiding-abetting aiding-and-abetting burden-of-proof criminal-intent federal-firearms-law felon-possession firearm-disposal firearms-transfer knowledge-requirement mens-rea prohibited-persons prosecution-burden prosecution-strategy statutory-interpretation |
Whether the Government must prove that the defendant knew the person to whom he disposed of a firearm belonged to the relevant category of persons bar… |
| 18-9589 |
Nicholas Bradley Gilbert v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2019-06-07 |
GVR |
IFP |
appellate-review criminal-penalties criminal-procedure criminal-procedure-sentencing district-court district-court-discretion felon-possession interstate-commerce sentencing sentencing-factors sentencing-guidelines sentencing-review substantive-reasonableness |
Whether substantive reasonableness review requires or permits the courts of appeals to 'substantively second guess' the district court and/or to 'rewe… |
| 18-9301 |
Skip Earnest Ralph Lomax v. United States |
Eighth Circuit |
2019-05-16 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
confidential-informant criminal-enhancement criminal-law felon-possession firearms firearms-trafficking intent knowledge mens-rea sentencing statutory-interpretation unlawful-use |
Did the court below err in finding that the firearms-trafficking enhancement applied when Mr. Lomax did not know that the confidential informant purch… |
| 18-9071 |
Jason Moody v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2019-05-01 |
GVR |
Relisted (2)IFP |
criminal-law criminal-penalties due-process felon-in-possession felon-possession firearm-law firearms interstate-commerce knowledge-requirement mens-rea statutory-interpretation |
Whether 18 U.S.C. §924(a) provides for criminal penalties to felons who possess firearms in interstate commerce absent proof that they knew of their f… |
| 18-6265 |
Samuel Silva v. United States |
Tenth Circuit |
2018-10-10 |
Denied |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
criminal-procedure criminal-statute evidence evidence-prejudice federal-firearms federal-rule-403 federal-rules-of-evidence felon-in-possession felon-possession firearm-possession jury-instruction jury-instructions prejudice prejudicial-evidence probative-value rule-403 |
Whether the practice of telling juries in a 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) prosecution that the defendant is a previously-convicted felon should be excluded un… |