No. 25-1076

George Peterson v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-03-12
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Experienced Counsel
Tags: constitutional-challenge firearm-suppressors licensing-law National-Firearms-Act Second-Amendment taxation-and-registration
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether the National Firearms Act's taxation-and-registration scheme for covered firearms can be justified as a licensing law.

2. Whether the National Firearms Act's taxation-and-registration scheme violates the Second Amendment with respect to firearm suppressors.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the National Firearms Act's taxation-and-registration scheme for covered firearms can be justified as a licensing law, and whether such scheme violates the Second Amendment with respect to firearm suppressors

Docket Entries

2026-03-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 13, 2026)

Attorneys

George Peterson
David H. ThompsonCooper & Kirk, PLLC, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent