No. 25-6285

Rudy Altamirano v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-04
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: constitutional-challenge criminal-conviction firearm-possession nonviolent-offense second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference: 2026-03-06
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 nonviolent offenses.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

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 nonviolent offenses

Docket Entries

2026-02-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/6/2026.
2026-02-04
Memorandum For The United States in Opposition of United States of America submitted.
2026-02-04
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2026-01-02
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 4, 2026.
2025-12-31
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 5, 2026 to February 4, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-12-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 5, 2026)

Attorneys

Rudy Altamirano
Bradford Wayne BoganFederal Public Defender, Western District of Texas, Petitioner
United States of America
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent