No. 25-5909
Stevie Gomez Contreras v. United States
Tags: constitutional-rights felony-conviction firearm-possession founding-era-precedent second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment FirstAmendment Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
SecondAmendment FirstAmendment Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2026-01-16
(distributed 5 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), the federal statute that prohibits anyone who has been convicted of "a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year" from possessing a firearm, violates the Second Amendment either facially or as applied to individuals with prior convictions for offenses that did not result in disarmament in the Founding era.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) prohibiting firearm possession for individuals with prior felony convictions violates the Second Amendment
Docket Entries
2026-01-20
Petition DENIED.
2026-01-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
2026-01-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025.
2025-12-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
2025-11-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2025.
2025-10-30
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-10-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-10-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 17, 2025)
Attorneys
Stevie Gomez Contreras
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent