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25-6789 Richard Brundige v. United States Second Circuit 2026-02-11 Pending IFP circuit-split constitutional-law criminal-procedure gun-rights second-amendment statutory-interpretation Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violates the Second Amendment, either on its face or as applied.
25-6530 Terry Lee Gammage v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2026-01-09 Pending Response WaivedIFP as-applied-challenge constitutional-law criminal-defendant gun-rights second-amendment statutory-interpretation (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 d…
25-6435 Lenny Reyes v. United States Second Circuit 2025-12-29 Pending Response WaivedIFP constitutional-challenge felony-disarmament gun-rights nonviolent-offense second-amendment statutory-interpretation Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is unconstitutional on its face or as applied to Petitioner because, consistent with the Second Amendment, the federal g…
25A728 Alvaro Alejandro Mancilla v. United States Fifth Circuit 2025-12-19 Application bruen-standard categorical-disarmament felon-in-possession gun-rights individualized-assessment second-amendment Whether the Second Amendment permits the government to categorically disarm individuals convicted of non-violent drug trafficking felonies under 18 U.…
25-6407 Bryan Everal Pittman v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2025-12-18 Pending Response WaivedIFP constitutional-rights criminal-law felon-in-possession gun-rights second-amendment statutory-interpretation 1. Do convicted felons have a Second Amendment right, or do only law-abiding persons enjoy this right? 2. Does 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2) w…
25-6403 Miguel Abreu v. United States Second Circuit 2025-12-18 Pending Response WaivedIFP constitutional-challenge criminal-statute felony-possession gun-rights permanent-disarmament second-amendment Petitioner Miguel Abreu possessed a gun only because, during a dispute, he disarmed another person and then retreated. Because he had two prior felony…
25-6401 Frankie Centeno v. United States Second Circuit 2025-12-18 Pending Response WaivedIFP constitutional-challenge criminal-procedure felony-conviction gun-rights second-amendment supervised-release 1. Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is unconstitutional on its face or as applied to Petitioner because, consistent with theSecond Amendment, the federal…
25-6371 Bobby Dale Simmons v. United States Tenth Circuit 2025-12-15 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-challenge criminal-statute felon-in-possession firearms-possession gun-rights second-amendment Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), which prohibits felons from possessing firearms or ammunition, violates the Second Amendment—either on its face or as a…
25-6375 Eddie White, Jr. v. United States Tenth Circuit 2025-12-15 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-challenge criminal-statute felon-in-possession firearms-possession gun-rights second-amendment Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), which prohibits felons from possessing firearms or ammunition, violates the Second Amendment —either on its face or as …
25-6187 Maurice Wilson, Jr. v. United States Fifth Circuit 2025-11-20 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP constitutional-law criminal-law federal-statute gun-rights second-amendment statutory-interpretation Does 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violate the Second Amendment?
25-6106 Rico Gonzalez v. United States Second Circuit 2025-11-13 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (3)IFP constitutional-challenge felony-disarmament gun-rights nonviolent-offense second-amendment statutory-interpretation Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is unconstitutional on its face or as applied to petitioner because, consistent with the Second Amendment, the federal g…
25-5999 Eric Dennard Parker v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2025-10-30 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (4)IFP constitutional-rights criminal-law felon-in-possession gun-rights second-amendment statutory-interpretation 1. Do convicted felons have a Second Amendment right, or do only law-abiding persons enjoy this right? 2. Does 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2) w…
25-5903 Joseph Vicarlos Robinson v. United States Fifth Circuit 2025-10-16 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (5)IFP constitutional-law criminal-statute federal-law gun-rights second-amendment statutory-interpretation Does 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violate the Second Amendment?
25-5867 James Bradley Vlha v. United States Ninth Circuit 2025-10-10 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-challenge criminal-statute firearms-regulation gun-rights manufacturing-license second-amendment Whether the statute prohibiting manufacturing and dealing in firearms without a license, 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(1)(A), is constitutional pursuant to the S…
25-5850 Tremon Staley v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2025-10-09 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (6)IFP as-applied-challenge constitutional-review felony-prohibition firearms-possession gun-rights second-amendment 1. Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) , the statute permanently prohibiting possession of firearms by persons convicted of a crime punishable by imprison…
25-421 National Association for Gun Rights, et al. v. Ned Lamont, in His Official Capacity as Governor of Connecticut, et al. Second Circuit 2025-10-07 Pending Amici (2)Relisted (2) common-use-test constitutional-interpretation firearms-regulation gun-rights heller-precedent second-amendment Whether a ban on the possession of AR-15-style rifles and firearm magazines with a capacity in excess of ten rounds—both of which are possessed by mil…
25-5802 Tommy Phonthalangsy v. United States Fifth Circuit 2025-10-03 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-law criminal-law federal-statute gun-rights second-amendment statutory-interpretation Does 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violate the Second Amendment?
25-5717 Raul Acosta v. United States Second Circuit 2025-09-24 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-challenge federal-law felony-disarmament gun-rights second-amendment statutory-interpretation Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is unconstitutional on its face or as applied to Petitioner because, consistent with the Second Amendment, the federal g…
25-5656 Kara Sternquist, aka Cara Sandiego, aka Kara Withersea v. United States Second Circuit 2025-09-16 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (6)IFP administrative-law agency-deference criminal-law gun-rights second-amendment statutory-interpretation 1. Petitioner Kara Sternquist's prior convictions are old and nonviolent. She has no history of being dangerous, but was herself a victim of violent c…
25-238 Cutberto Viramontes, et al. v. Cook County, Illinois, et al. Seventh Circuit 2025-08-29 Pending Amici (1)Relisted (6) constitutional-rights fourteenth-amendment gun-rights individual-liberty second-amendment semiautomatic-weapons Whether the Second and Fourteenth Amendments guarantee the right to possess AR-15 platform and similar semiautomatic rifles.
25-5423 Davonta Dashune Turner v. United States Fifth Circuit 2025-08-21 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-law criminal-law facial-challenge gun-rights second-amendment statutory-interpretation Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) facially violates the Second Amendment?
25-5347 Daniel Lee Lusk, Jr. v. United States Fifth Circuit 2025-08-13 Denied IFP constitutional-challenge criminal-statute firearms-possession gun-rights interstate-commerce second-amendment I. Whether 18 U.S.C. §922(g)(1) comports with the Second Amendment? II. Whether 18 U.S.C. §922(g) permits conviction for the possession of any firear…
25-5303 Jae Michael Bernard v. United States Eighth Circuit 2025-08-07 Denied Response WaivedIFP firearm-prohibition gun-rights historical-tradition misdemeanor-conviction second-amendment statutory-interpretation Whether a permanent lifetime prohibition for a misdemeanor conviction, which was adopted by Congress in 1994 and codified in 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9) and…
25A91 William Collins, III v. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, et al. Fourth Circuit 2025-07-23 Presumed Complete as-applied-challenge felon-in-possession firearms-regulation gun-rights second-amendment self-defense Question not identified.
25-5034 Shawn Thomas Borne v. United States Tenth Circuit 2025-07-07 Denied Response WaivedIFP as-applied-challenge constitutional-challenge facial-challenge gun-rights second-amendment statutory-interpretation Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment, both facially and as applied to Mr. Borne, in light of New York State Ri…
25-5027 Gregory Stevens v. United States Third Circuit 2025-07-03 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-challenge criminal-law felon-in-possession gun-rights second-amendment statutory-interpretation Section 922(g)(1) of Title 18 of the United States Code makes it a crime for a person convicted of a felony to possess a firearm at any time thereafte…
24-1329 Christopher Paris, Commissioner, Pennsylvania State Police v. Second Amendment Foundation, et al. Third Circuit 2025-06-30 Pending Amici (1)Relisted (2) age-restrictions circuit-split constitutional-interpretation founding-era-law gun-rights second-amendment Do firearms laws imposing a minimum age of 21 violate the purported Second Amendment rights of 18-to20-year-olds?
24-7507 Osmar Alexis Alvarez v. United States Fifth Circuit 2025-06-26 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-challenge criminal-statute firearms-possession gun-rights interstate-commerce second-amendment Whether 18 U.S.C. §922(g)(1) comports with the Second Amendment and whether 18 U.S.C. §922(g) permits conviction for firearm possession that has cross…
24-7402 Braddic Deshaun Rollerson v. United States Fifth Circuit 2025-06-11 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-rights criminal-law federal-statute gun-rights second-amendment statutory-interpretation Whether there is an obvious and irreconcilable clash between § 922(g)(1) and the rights protected by the Second Amendment
24-7398 Dionte Dorun Matlock v. United States Fifth Circuit 2025-06-11 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-challenge criminal-law facial-challenge gun-rights second-amendment statutory-interpretation Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) facially violates the Second Amendment?
24-7340 Jerrell Anthony Bazile v. United States Fifth Circuit 2025-06-02 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-rights criminal-law federal-statute gun-rights second-amendment statutory-interpretation Whether there is an obvious and irreconcilable clash between § 922(g)(1) and the rights protected by the Second Amendment
24-7318 Wesley Eron Swick v. United States Fifth Circuit 2025-05-29 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-rights criminal-law federal-statute gun-rights second-amendment statutory-interpretation Whether there is an obvious and irreconcilable clash between § 922(g)(1) and the rights protected by the Second Amendment
24-7232 Lance James Talbot v. United States Tenth Circuit 2025-05-16 Denied Response WaivedIFP bruen-standard constitutional-challenge facial-as-applied gun-rights second-amendment statutory-interpretation Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment, both facially and as applied to Mr. Talbot, in light of New York State R…
24-6759 Paul Corey Martinez v. United States Fifth Circuit 2025-03-12 Denied IFP constitutional-rights criminal-law federal-statute gun-rights second-amendment statutory-interpretation Whether there is an obvious and irreconcilable clash between § 922(g)(1) and the rights protected by the Second Amendment
24-6755 Xavier Armon Parker v. United States Fifth Circuit 2025-03-12 Denied IFP constitutional-rights criminal-law federal-statute gun-rights second-amendment statutory-interpretation Whether there is an obvious and irreconcilable clash between § 922(g)(1) and the rights protected by the Second Amendment
24-6540 Narey Perez-Quibus v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2025-02-11 Denied Response WaivedIFP bruen-test constitutional-methodology gun-rights rahimi-standard second-amendment statutory-interpretation Whether under the Second Amendment methodology set forth in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen and United States v. Rahimi, 18 U.S.C. …
24-6451 Devon Maurice Gray v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2025-02-03 GVR IFP bruen-test constitutional-law gun-rights rahimi-precedent second-amendment statutory-interpretation Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment methodology set forth in Bruen and Rahimi
24-6427 Jose Paz Medina-Cantu v. United States Fifth Circuit 2025-01-30 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-challenge criminal-prosecution gun-rights historical-analysis second-amendment statutory-interpretation Whether courts must conduct a historical analysis to decide a Second Amendment challenge to a prosecution under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(5) and whether the …
24-6416 Carlos James Meeks v. United States Fifth Circuit 2025-01-29 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-challenge criminal-statute firearms-possession gun-rights interstate-commerce second-amendment Whether 18 U.S.C. §922(g)(1) comports with the Second Amendment and whether 18 U.S.C. §922(g) permits conviction for firearm possession that has cross…
24-795 Ivan Antonyuk, et al. v. Steven G. James, In His Official Capacity as the Superintendent of the New York State Police, et al. Second Circuit 2025-01-27 Denied Amici (7)Relisted (2) concealed-carry gun-rights historical-interpretation moral-character second-amendment state-regulation Whether the proper historical time period for ascertaining the Second Amendment's original meaning as applied to the states is 1791, rather than 1868,…
24-6211 Roderick Wayne Bell v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-12-30 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-rights criminal-law federal-statute gun-rights second-amendment statutory-interpretation Whether there is an obvious and irreconcilable clash between § 922(g)(1) and the rights protected by the Second Amendment
24-6089 Recardo Cartrell Pierce v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-12-06 Denied Response WaivedIFP bruen-standard constitutional-challenge federal-statute gun-rights second-amendment statutory-interpretation Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violates the Second Amendment under New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, 142 S. Ct. 2111 (2022)?
24-6006 Michael Tyrone Young v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2024-11-20 Denied Response WaivedIFP circuit-split constitutional-interpretation controlled-substances felony-disarmament gun-rights second-amendment Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violates the Second Amendment as applied to an individual with nonviolent felony convictions for distributing controlled…
24A421 Bob Jacobson, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety v. Kristin Worth, et al. Eighth Circuit 2024-10-30 Presumed Complete age-restriction bruen-test firearm-regulation gun-rights historical-analogue second-amendment Whether the Second Amendment permits age-based restrictions on public firearm carry for individuals between 18 and 20 years old under the historical t…
24-5786 Mark Allen Craig, II v. United States Fourth Circuit 2024-10-18 Denied IFP constitutional-challenge criminal-conviction firearm-possession gun-rights second-amendment statutory-interpretation Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), which prohibits firearm possession by anyone convicted of 'a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one …
24-5690 Rayzjaun Curry v. United States Tenth Circuit 2024-10-02 Denied IFP constitutional-challenge criminal-statute felon-in-possession firearm-possession gun-rights second-amendment Whether the federal statute criminalizing firearm possession by a felon is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment
24-373 Maryland Shall Issue, Inc., et al v. Wes Moore, Governor of Maryland, et al. Fourth Circuit 2024-10-02 Denied Amici (2) constitutional-challenge firearms-regulation gun-rights handgun-license maryland-law second-amendment Whether Maryland's Handgun Qualification License Requirement violates the Second Amendment
24-5639 Isaac Joel Chavez v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-09-26 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-law criminal-statute federal-law gun-rights second-amendment statutory-interpretation Whether 18 U.S.C. §922(g)(1) is constitutional under the Second Amendment
24-5482 Travis Adam Brown v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-09-06 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-law criminal-procedure gun-rights second-amendment statutory-interpretation substantive-reasonableness Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is constitutional under the Second Amendment
24-5298 Jose Rosado v. United States Tenth Circuit 2024-08-09 Denied Response WaivedIFP bruen-standard constitutional-challenge facial-challenge gun-rights second-amendment statutory-interpretation Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment in light of New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass'n, Inc. v. Bruen
24-5258 Lance James Talbot v. United States Tenth Circuit 2024-08-07 GVR IFP 2nd-amendment bruen-standard civil-rights constitutional-challenge criminal-law due-process federal-firearms-law gun-rights second-amendment standing statutory-interpretation supreme-court Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(c)(1) is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment, both facially and as applied to Mr. Talbot, in light of New York State R…
24-93 Christopher Paris, Commissioner, Pennsylvania State Police v. Madison M. Lara, et al. Third Circuit 2024-07-30 GVR 2nd-amendment age-restrictions civil-rights constitutional-interpretation due-process firearms-law founding-era gun-rights historical-analysis historical-evidence rahimi second-amendment Do firearms laws that restrict the rights of 18-to-20-year-olds comply with the Second Amendment?
24-5089 Devonte Antonio Veasley v. United States Eighth Circuit 2024-07-16 Denied Response WaivedIFP 2nd-amendment constitutional-rights controlled-substances due-process facial-challenge firearms gun-rights second-amendment standing statutory-interpretation Is 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3) facially unconstitutional?
24-5043 Cortlin Reese v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-07-10 Denied Response WaivedIFP 2nd-amendment bruen constitutional-law criminal-statutes due-process federal-statute firearms gun-rights second-amendment standing statutory-interpretation supreme-court-precedent Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9) and (n) violate the Second Amendment under New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022)?
24-5007 David Jimenez v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-07-03 Denied Response WaivedIFP 2nd-amendment civil-rights constitutional-law criminal-law criminal-statute due-process federal-law gun-rights second-amendment standing statutory statutory-interpretation Whether 18 U.S.C. §922(g)(1) comports with the Second Amendment?
23-7715 Noel Bender v. Iowa Department of Corrections, et al. Eighth Circuit 2024-06-13 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP criminal-procedure criminal-statute domestic-violence due-process evidence federal-law firearm-possession gun-rights restraining-order standard-of-proof statutory-interpretation Whether Substubal Evidence Supports the District Court's Holding beyond a reasonable doubt that Noel Berd and Boyle Banks were Cohabiting at the time …
23-7688 Chaves Hodges v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-06-11 Denied Response WaivedIFP 2nd-amendment bruen-standard circuit-split constitutional-challenge constitutional-law criminal-law due-process federal-statute gun-rights second-amendment statutory-interpretation Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violates the Second Amendment under New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, 142 S. Ct. 2111 (2022)?
23-7554 Rawtavious Moore v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-05-23 Denied Response WaivedIFP 2nd-amendment bruen-standard circuit-split constitutional-challenge criminal-law due-process exceptional-importance federal-statute gun-rights second-amendment statutory-interpretation Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violates the Second Amendment under New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, 142 S. Ct. 2111 (2022)?
23-7501 Maurice Farris v. United States Tenth Circuit 2024-05-17 GVR IFP 18-usc-922 bruen-standard constitutional-challenge constitutional-law criminal-law gun-rights new-york-state-rifle-pistol-association-v-bruen second-amendment statutory-interpretation Whether Mr. Farris's conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment
23-7229 Fredarius D. Jackson v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-04-15 Denied Response WaivedIFP 2nd-amendment bruen-standard civil-rights constitutional-law criminal-law due-process federal-statute gun-rights second-amendment standing statutory-interpretation Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violates the Second Amendment under New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, 142 S. Ct. 2111 (2022)?
23-1018 Harold Jean-Baptiste v. City of New York, New York, et al. Second Circuit 2024-03-18 Denied Response Waived 2nd-amendment civil-procedure civil-rights conceal-carry due-process gun-rights law-enforcement licensing-restrictions second-amendment self-defense standing takings Whether New York State Section 400 restrictions on conceal carry handgun license violate the Second Amendment
23-1010 Gun Owners of America, Inc., et al. v. Kwame Raoul, Attorney General of Illinois, et al. Seventh Circuit 2024-03-14 Denied Relisted (7) 2nd-amendment bruen-decision civil-rights constitutional-interpretation due-process firearms-ban firearms-regulation gun-rights military-weaponry second-amendment standing takings Whether Illinois' categorical ban on millions of the most commonly owned firearms and ammunition magazines in the nation, including the AR-15 rifle, v…
23-944 Jeremy W. Langley, et al. v. Brendan F. Kelly, in His Official Capacity as Director of the Illinois State Police, et al. Seventh Circuit 2024-02-29 Denied Relisted (7) 2nd-amendment civil-rights common-use constitutional-ban due-process firearm-regulation gun-rights heller-v-dc new-york-state-rifle-pistol-association-v-bruen second-amendment semi-automatic-weapons supreme-court-precedent Is the State of Illinois' ban on certain semi-automatic handguns constitutional?
23-6869 Corey Jarren Forbito v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-02-29 Denied Response WaivedIFP 2nd-amendment certiorari-petition circuit-split civil-rights constitutional constitutional-challenge due-process firearms gun-rights second-amendment standing statutory-interpretation Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) comports with the Second Amendment?
23-910 Ivan Antonyuk, et al. v. Steven G. James, In His Official Capacity as Acting Superintendent of New York State Police, et al. Second Circuit 2024-02-22 GVR Amici (6)Relisted (2) 2nd-amendment bruen-decision civil-rights constitutional-interpretation due-process gun-rights historical-analysis judicial-review original-meaning second-amendment standing temporal-analysis Whether the proper historical time period for ascertaining the Second Amendment's original meaning is 1791, rather than 1868
23-879 Caleb Barnett, et al. v. Kwame Raoul, Attorney General of Illinois, et al. Seventh Circuit 2024-02-14 Denied Amici (3)Relisted (7) 2nd-amendment circuit-split civil-rights constitutional-interpretation due-process firearms firearms-ban gun-rights second-amendment standing supreme-court-precedent Whether Illinois' sweeping ban on common and long-lawful arms violates the Second Amendment
23-6635 Leslie Fulwiler v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-01-31 Denied Response WaivedIFP 2nd-amendment bruen-standard civil-rights constitutional-law criminal-law due-process federal-statute gun-rights second-amendment standing statutory-interpretation Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violates the Second Amendment under New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, 142 S. Ct. 2111 (2022)?
23-683 Melynda Vincent v. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General Tenth Circuit 2023-12-26 GVR Relisted (2) 2nd-amendment bruen-test civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process felony-conviction felony-disarmament gun-rights non-violent-offender second-amendment standing takings Whether the Second Amendment allows the federal government to permanently disarm Petitioner Melynda Vincent, who has one 15-year-old nonviolent felony…
23-5263 Steven Dewayne Wilson v. United States Fifth Circuit 2023-08-01 Denied Response WaivedIFP 2nd-amendment civil-rights constitutional-challenge due-process felon-in-possession felons gun-rights individual-rights second-amendment standing statutory-interpretation Whether 18 Unites States Code section 922(g)(1) is unconstitutional on its face because it infringes on a felon's individual right to keep and bear ar…
22-7757 Samuel Lee Morrison v. United States Fifth Circuit 2023-06-12 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP 2nd-amendment bruen bruen-standard constitutional-law federal-criminal-statutes federal-statute gun-rights historical-tradition jurisdiction second-amendment standing statutory-interpretation Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(n) violates the Second Amendment under New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass'n, Inc. v. Bruen, 142 S. Ct. 2111 (2022)
22-7707 Kelvun Montrail Williams v. United States Fifth Circuit 2023-06-05 Denied Response WaivedIFP 2nd-amendment civil-rights constitutional-law due-process federal-statute firearms gun-rights new-york-state-rifle-and-pistol-association second-amendment standing statutory-interpretation supreme-court-precedent Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(n) violates the Second Amendment under New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, 142 S. Ct. 2111 (2022)
21-1545 Allen Whitaker v. District of Columbia Concealed Pistol Licensing Review Board District of Columbia 2022-06-09 Denied Response Waived 2nd-amendment administrative-law appellate-procedure civil-rights constitutional-vagueness due-process gun-rights license-revocation standing vagueness Can the government render moot a fully briefed appeal challenging the denial of a license to carry a pistol by granting the license — though not confe…
21-1160 Alfred Morin v. William Lyver, et al. First Circuit 2022-02-22 GVR Amici (1)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) 2nd-amendment civil-rights constitutional-challenge due-process equal-protection firearm-regulation gun-rights licensing-requirements misdemeanor-restrictions second-amendment standing state-regulation Whether a state can impose a lifetime ban on purchasing handguns against anyone who has been convicted of a nonviolent misdemeanor involving guns
21-6372 James Michael Bartley v. United States Ninth Circuit 2021-11-22 Denied Response WaivedIFP 2nd-amendment civil-rights competency-proceeding constitutional-challenge due-process gun-rights judicial-review mental-competency mental-illness right-to-bear-arms second-amendment standing Whether the government may deny a law-abiding citizen their right to bear arms under the Second Amendment based solely on a competency proceeding that…
20-6142 Steven Spain v. Illinois Illinois 2020-10-27 Denied Response WaivedIFP 2nd-amendment 4th-amendment civil-rights due-process fourth-amendment gun-rights law-enforcement probable-cause reasonable-suspicion second-amendment terry-v-ohio In a state that allows residents to carry a firearm in public, is it reasonable under the Fourth Amendment to stop and arrest someone for carrying a f…