No. 25-6896

Dylan Jerelle Pettyjohn v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-02-24
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: constitutional-challenge eighth-circuit facial-challenge felon-in-possession-of-firearm second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether, as the Eighth Circuit has held, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (which prohibits any felon from possessing firearms) is facially constitutional?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), which prohibits felons from possessing firearms, is facially constitutional

Docket Entries

2026-02-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 26, 2026)

Attorneys

Dylan Pettyjohn
Todd Michael LantzThe Weinhardt Law Firm, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent