No. 25-6530
Terry Lee Gammage v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: as-applied-challenge constitutional-law criminal-defendant gun-rights second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference:
2026-02-20
Question Presented (from Petition)
(1) Whether after New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022) and United States v. Rahimi, 602 U.S. 680 (2024), a criminal defendant may raise an as-applied Second Amendment challenge to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).
(2) If so, whether under the Bruen/Rahimi methodology, the Second Amendment is unconstitutional as applied to a defendant like Petitioner with only non-violent priors.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether after New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen and United States v. Rahimi, a criminal defendant may raise an as-applied Second Amendment challenge to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)
Docket Entries
2026-02-23
Petition DENIED.
2026-01-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-16
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2026-01-16
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-11-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 9, 2026)
Attorneys
Terry Gammage
Peter Vincent Birch — Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent