historical-tradition

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
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)