No. 25-6311
Christopher Smith v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: bruen-decision constitutional-challenge felon-in-possession firearms-possession second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference:
2026-01-16
Question Presented (from Petition)
This Court should grant certiorari because this Court's decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass'n, Inc. v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022), rendered Mr. Smith's convictions under 18 U.S.C. §922(g)(1) (possession of ammunition by a convicted felon) unconstitutional, facially and as-applied to him.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a conviction for possessing ammunition by a convicted felon is unconstitutional under the Supreme Court's Bruen decision
Docket Entries
2026-01-20
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
2025-12-22
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-12-22
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-12-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 7, 2026)
Attorneys
Christopher Smith
Michelle Barth — Law Office of Michelle Anderson Barth, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent