No. 25-6435
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-challenge felony-disarmament gun-rights nonviolent-offense second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference:
2026-02-20
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is unconstitutional on its face or as applied to Petitioner because, consistent with the Second Amendment, the federal government may not permanently disarm citizens whose prior felony convictions were for nonviolent offenses only.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is unconstitutional on its face or as applied to Petitioner because, consistent with the Second Amendment, the federal government may not permanently disarm citizens whose prior felony convictions were for nonviolent offenses only
Docket Entries
2026-02-23
Petition DENIED.
2026-01-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-12
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-12-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 28, 2026)
Attorneys
Lenny Reyes
Siobhan Catherine Atkins — Federal Defenders of New York Inc, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent