No. 25-1001

United States v. Briani L. Doucet

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-02-23
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Experienced Counsel
Tags: constitutional-challenge drug-offense felon-in-possession firearm-possession predicate-conviction second-amendment
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1), the federal statute that prohibits the possession of a firearm by a person who has been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, violates the Second Amendment as applied to a defendant with a predicate conviction for attempted cultivation of marijuana.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), which prohibits firearm possession by persons convicted of crimes punishable by imprisonment exceeding one year, violates the Second Amendment as applied to a defendant with a predicate conviction for attempted cultivation of marijuana

Docket Entries

2026-02-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 25, 2026)

Attorneys

United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Petitioner