No. 25-6920
Gabriel Brown v. United States
Tags: as-applied-challenge constitutional-rights felon-in-possession firearm-restrictions Second-Amendment strict-scrutiny
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Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Do convicted felons have a Second Amendment right, or do only law-abiding persons enjoy this right?
2. Does 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2) withstand Second Amendment scrutiny in all of its applications, or is it unconstitutional as applied to some felons?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether convicted felons retain Second Amendment rights and whether 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2) withstand Second Amendment scrutiny as applied to all categories of felons
Docket Entries
2025-12-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 30, 2026)
2025-10-28
Application (25A486) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until December 5, 2025.
2025-10-24
Application (25A486) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 5, 2025 to December 5, 2025, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Attorneys
Gabriel Brown
Jonathan Dodson — Federal Defenders of the MDGA, Inc., Petitioner
United States of America
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent