historical-tradition
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| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
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| 25-6817 | Gerald Kemondre Taylor v. United States | Fourth Circuit | 2026-02-13 | Pending | IFP | constitutional-rights firearm-regulation historical-tradition machinegun-conversion second-amendment statutory-interpretation | Whether a handgun affixed with a machinegun conversion device constitute s an "arm" under the Se cond Amendment' s plain text, thus requiring the gove… |
| 25-6490 | Gary Crawford v. United States | Sixth Circuit | 2026-01-06 | Pending | Response WaivedIFP | circuit-split constitutional-interpretation felony-regulation firearms-possession historical-tradition second-amendment | I. Consistent with the Second Amendment, may Congress bar all felons from possessing firearms under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), as five circuit courts have… |
| 25A759 | Abdullah Said Ali v. City of Portland, Oregon | Oregon | 2025-12-31 | Application | concealed-carry firearm-regulation historical-tradition loaded-weapon municipal-ordinance second-amendment | Question not identified. | |
| 25A738 | Gerald Kemondre Taylor v. United States | Fourth Circuit | 2025-12-22 | Application | arms-bearing-conduct bruen-test burden-of-proof historical-tradition machinegun-ban second-amendment | Whether the government bears the burden of proving a firearm regulation is consistent with the historical tradition of arms regulation under the Secon… | |
| 25-6369 | Donnell S. Durham v. United States | Fourth Circuit | 2025-12-15 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | bruen-test constitutional-scrutiny felony-ban firearms-possession historical-tradition second-amendment | Is the lifetime ban for possession of firearms by all felons, codified at 18 U.S.C. §922(g)(1), facially unconstitutional under New York State Rifle &… |
| 25A537 | Pamela Bondi, Attorney General, et al. v. Vera Cooper, et al. | Eleventh Circuit | 2025-11-07 | Application | controlled-substances dangerous-persons firearm-possession historical-tradition medical-marijuana second-amendment | Whether a federal statute prohibiting unlawful users of controlled substances from possessing firearms violates the Second Amendment when applied to m… | |
| 25-6055 | Tamori Morgan v. United States | Tenth Circuit | 2025-11-06 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | arms-classification constitutional-interpretation firearm-regulation historical-tradition second-amendment statutory-prohibition | Whether a handgun and handheld pistol that fire automatically constitute "arms" under the Second Amendment's plain text, thus requiring the government… |
| 25A395 | Travis Schlotterbeck v. United States | Ninth Circuit | 2025-10-06 | Presumed Complete | bruen-test circuit-split firearm-possession historical-tradition non-violent-felony second-amendment | Whether a federal statute prohibiting firearm possession by individuals with non-violent felony convictions violates the Second Amendment under the hi… | |
| 25-5722 | Isaiah Kahlil Wise v. United States | Third Circuit | 2025-09-24 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | as-applied-challenge constitutional-challenge felon-disarmament firearm-possession 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… |
| 25-5721 | Jacob Joshad Robinson v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2025-09-24 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | as-applied-challenge criminal-procedure felon-in-possession firearm-possession historical-tradition second-amendment | Whether courts should analyze as-applied Second Amendment challenges to 18 U.S.C. §922(g)(1) by examining whether historical tradition supports perman… |
| 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… |
| 25-5485 | Taylor Dan Truex v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2025-08-27 | Denied | Relisted (4)IFP | constitutional-interpretation criminal-conviction firearm-prohibition historical-tradition second-amendment statutory-analysis | Does § 922(g)(1) violate the Second Amendment facially, and must courts examine historical traditions of disarmament when assessing its constitutional… |
| 25-5420 | Perry Jaquan Jackson v. United States | Fourth Circuit | 2025-08-20 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | bruen-test constitutional-scrutiny felony-ban firearm-possession historical-tradition second-amendment | Whether the lifetime ban on firearm possession for all felons under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment after New Yor… |
| 25A192 | Hal Taylor, Secretary, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency v. Jonathan Singleton, et al. | Eleventh Circuit | 2025-08-15 | Presumed Complete | begging-laws first-amendment founding-era free-speech historical-tradition speech-categories | Whether historical practice and tradition at the time of the founding categorically exclude begging from First Amendment free speech protection | |
| 25-184 | Deamonte Law v. United States | Third Circuit | 2025-08-15 | Denied | as-applied-challenge circuit-split constitutional-review firearm-regulation historical-tradition second-amendment | Does the Second Amendment allow for an 'as applied' challenge to the constitutionality of Section 922(g)(1)'s lifetime ban? | |
| 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… |
| 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 under 18 U.S.C. §922(g)(9) is consistent with the Second Amendment's historical … |
| 25A123 | Steven Duarte v. United States | Ninth Circuit | 2025-07-29 | Presumed Complete | bruen-framework felon-in-possession firearm-prohibition historical-tradition nonviolent-offender second-amendment | Whether the Second Amendment permits a categorical prohibition on firearm possession for nonviolent felons who have completed their sentences, without… | |
| 25A21 | Deago Lee Eddings v. United States | Third Circuit | 2025-07-08 | Presumed Complete | disarmament firearm-possession historical-tradition predicate-crime second-amendment supervised-release | Whether the Second Amendment precludes disarming individuals on supervised release or state parole under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) based on historical tra… | |
| 24A1267 | Deamonte Law v. United States | Third Circuit | 2025-06-23 | Presumed Complete | 922(g)(1) bruen-test firearm-possession historical-tradition second-amendment supervised-release | Whether an individual on supervised release retains Second Amendment rights to possess a firearm under the historical tradition of firearm regulation … | |
| 24-968 | Diontai Moore v. United States | Third Circuit | 2025-03-11 | Denied | as-applied-challenge felon-in-possession firearm-prohibition historical-tradition second-amendment supervised-release | Whether courts should analyze as-applied Second Amendment challenges to 18 U.S.C. §922(g)(1) by examining whether historical tradition supports perman… | |
| 24-6262 | Darris Lamar Mull v. United States | Eighth Circuit | 2025-01-10 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | constitutional-rights due-process felon-in-possession firearm-ban historical-tradition second-amendment | Whether a lifetime federal firearm ban for felons violates a defendant's Second Amendment rights when the government cannot demonstrate a historical t… |
| 24A633 | Diontai Moore v. United States | Third Circuit | 2024-12-27 | Presumed Complete | bruen firearm-possession gun-control historical-tradition second-amendment supervised-release | Whether a federal law prohibiting firearm possession by individuals with prior nonviolent convictions is consistent with the Second Amendment's histor… | |
| 24A600 | Jose Paz Medina-Cantu v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2024-12-18 | Presumed Complete | aliens-unlawfully-present bruen firearm-possession historical-tradition rahimi second-amendment | Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(5)(A)'s prohibition on firearm possession by aliens unlawfully in the United States is consistent with the historical tradi… | |
| 24A443 | Deion Shawn Hester v. United States | Eleventh Circuit | 2024-11-04 | Presumed Complete | bruen commerce-clause felon-in-possession firearm-regulation historical-tradition second-amendment | Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment when applied to a felon's possession of a firearm, based on the text-and-… | |
| 23A1058 | Ocean State Tactical, LLC, dba Big Bear Hunting and Fishing Supply, et al v. Rhode Island, et al. | First Circuit | 2024-05-30 | Presumed Complete | arms-regulation bruen-test historical-tradition large-capacity-magazine second-amendment self-defense | Whether a state law banning possession of firearm magazines capable of holding more than ten rounds violates the Second Amendment right to keep and be… | |
| 23A980 | Christopher Paris, Commissioner, Pennsylvania State Police v. Madison M. Lara, et al. | Third Circuit | 2024-05-02 | Presumed Complete | age-restriction bruen-test concealed-carry firearms-regulation historical-tradition second-amendment | Whether a state law restricting firearm possession for individuals under 21 years old violates the Second Amendment under the historical tradition of … | |
| 23-878 | Javier Herrera v. Kwame Raoul, Attorney General of Illinois, et al. | Seventh Circuit | 2024-02-14 | Denied | Amici (1)Relisted (7) | 2nd-amendment arms-protection civil-rights due-process free-speech historical-tradition second-amendment self-defense semiautomatic-rifles standard-magazines standing takings | Whether semiautomatic rifles and standard magazines are protected 'Arms' under the Second Amendment |
| 23A140 | Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, et al. v. Bryan David Range | Third Circuit | 2023-08-17 | Presumed Complete | 18-USC-922g constitutional-rights felon-in-possession firearm-regulation historical-tradition second-amendment | Whether the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to possess firearms notwithstanding a prior conviction for a non-violent felony-equivalent… | |
| 23-5360 | Gregory Lynn McCoy v. United States | Eighth Circuit | 2023-08-15 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | 2nd-amendment constitutional-interpretation felon-in-possession firearm-regulation historical-tradition individual-rights lifetime-ban second-amendment statutory-interpretation | Whether the felon-in-possession of a firearm statute, which did not exist in 1791, and which applies to all felonies and provides for a life-time ban,… |
| 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) |