felony-possession
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| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-6761 | Kennan Alexis v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2026-02-10 | Pending | Response WaivedIFP | constitutional-challenge felony-possession firearms-regulation non-violent-drug-offense second-amendment statutory-interpretation | Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violates the Second Amendment either facially or as applied to individuals who, like Petitioner, only have felony convic… |
| 25-6749 | Colin Williams v. United States | Second Circuit | 2026-02-06 | Pending | Response WaivedIFP | constitutional-rights criminal-statute felony-possession firearms-restriction second-amendment self-defense | 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) imposes a lifelong prohibition, punishable by up to 15 years' imprisonment, on the possession of any firearm or ammunition, for … |
| 25-6698 | Dalando T. Garner v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2026-02-03 | Pending | Response WaivedIFP | bruen-precedent constitutional-challenge felony-possession firearms-ban second-amendment statutory-interpretation | Is the lifetime ban on possession of firearms by all felons, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), plainly unconstitutional on its face under New York St… |
| 25-6682 | Fidel Aramboles v. United States | Second Circuit | 2026-01-30 | Pending | Response WaivedIFP | bruen-precedent constitutional-rights criminal-law felony-possession firearms-regulation second-amendment | 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) imposes a lifelong prohibition, punishable by up to 15 years' imprisonment, on the possession of any firearm or ammunition, for … |
| 25-6627 | Gerald Blaise II v. United States | Ninth Circuit | 2026-01-20 | Pending | IFP | appellate-waiver civil-rights-restoration felony-possession firearm-statute guilty-plea mens-rea | 1. Whether a defendant previously convicted of a felony offense violates 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) & 924(a)(2) when, at the time that he possesses a fire… |
| 25-6460 | Brad O'Neal Lee v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2025-12-31 | Pending | Response WaivedIFP | constitutional-challenge felony-possession firearms-regulation legal-standing second-amendment statutory-interpretation | Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violates the Second Amendment on its face or as applied to Petitioner. |
| 25-6403 | Miguel Abreu v. United States | Second Circuit | 2025-12-18 | Pending | Response WaivedIFP | constitutional-challenge criminal-statute felony-possession gun-rights permanent-disarmament second-amendment | Petitioner Miguel Abreu possessed a gun only because, during a dispute, he disarmed another person and then retreated. Because he had two prior felony… |
| 25-6393 | Cortez D. Porter v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2025-12-17 | Pending | Response WaivedIFP | bruen-precedent constitutional-challenge felony-possession firearms-ban second-amendment statutory-interpretation | Is the lifetime ban on possession of firearms by all felons, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), plainly unconstitutional on its face under New York St… |
| 25-6079 | James Anthony Brian Morelock v. United States | Eleventh Circuit | 2025-11-10 | Pending | Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP | constitutional-challenge criminal-rights felony-possession firearms-ban second-amendment sentencing-guidelines | 1. Is the lifetime ban on firearms possession by all felons, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), unconstitutional on its face, because it is permanent … |
| 25-6063 | Timothy LeBlanc v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2025-11-07 | Pending | Response RequestedResponse WaivedIFP | bruen-standard constitutional-rights felony-possession firearms-ban second-amendment self-defense | 1. Is the lifetime ban on possession of firearms by all felons, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), plainly unconstitutional on its face under New York… |
| 25-5825 | Laterrence Thomas v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2025-10-07 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | bruen-precedent constitutional-challenge felony-possession firearms-ban second-amendment statutory-interpretation | Is the lifetime ban on possession of firearms by all felons, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), plainly unconstitutional on its face under New York St… |
| 25-5695 | Frank Deonta Leopaul v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2025-09-22 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | bruen-precedent constitutional-challenge felony-possession firearms-ban second-amendment statutory-interpretation | Is the lifetime ban on possession of firearms by all felons, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), plainly unconstitutional on its face under New York St… |
| 25A300 | Torrence Denard Whitaker v. United States | Eleventh Circuit | 2025-09-16 | Presumed Complete | bruen-methodology certiorari-review felony-possession firearm-restriction second-amendment text-and-history | Question not identified. | |
| 25-5634 | Shawn M. Robertson v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2025-09-15 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | bruen-precedent constitutional-challenge felony-possession firearms-ban second-amendment statutory-interpretation | Is the lifetime ban on possession of firearms by all felons, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), plainly unconstitutional on its face under New York St… |
| 25-5554 | Marcus J. Ross v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2025-09-04 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | bruen-precedent constitutional-challenge felony-possession firearms-ban second-amendment statutory-interpretation | Is the lifetime ban on possession of firearms by all felons, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), plainly unconstitutional on its face under New York St… |
| 25-5519 | Demario D. Henderson v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2025-09-02 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | bruen-precedent constitutional-challenge felony-possession firearms-ban second-amendment statutory-interpretation | Is the lifetime ban on possession of firearms by all felons, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), plainly unconstitutional on its face under New York St… |
| 25-5471 | Jakari Alexander Lee v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2025-08-26 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | bruen-precedent constitutional-challenge felony-possession firearms-ban second-amendment statutory-interpretation | Is the lifetime ban on possession of firearms by all felons, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), plainly unconstitutional on its face under New York St… |
| 25-5319 | Timothy L. Elliott v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2025-08-11 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | bruen-precedent constitutional-challenge felony-possession firearms-ban second-amendment statutory-interpretation | Is the lifetime ban on possession of firearms by all felons, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), plainly unconstitutional on its face under New York St… |
| 25-5263 | Marvin Gipson v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2025-08-04 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | bruen-precedent constitutional-challenge felony-possession firearms-ban second-amendment statutory-interpretation | Is the lifetime ban on possession of firearms by all felons, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), plainly unconstitutional on its face under New York St… |
| 25-5170 | Mark Richard Walters v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2025-07-22 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | constitutional-challenge criminal-law felony-possession firearms-restriction second-amendment statutory-interpretation | Does 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) comport with the Second Amendment as applied to a defendant whose most serious prior felony convictions involve fraud? |
| 24-7244 | Samuel York v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2025-05-19 | Denied | IFP | commerce-clause criminal-statute felony-possession firearm-possession jurisdictional-burden second-amendment | 1. Is 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)—convicted felon in possession of a firearm —facially unconstitutional under the Second Amendment ? 2. Does 18 U.S.C. § 92… |
| 24-7217 | Ladarius Dean v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2025-05-15 | Denied | IFP | commerce-clause criminal-statute felony-possession firearm-possession interstate-commerce second-amendment | (1) Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)— the statute that prohibits firearm possession by any person who was previous ly convicted of "a crime punishable by… |
| 24-7153 | Melvin Clay Blake, Jr. v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2025-05-07 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | bruen-precedent constitutional-challenge felony-possession firearms-ban second-amendment statutory-interpretation | Is the lifetime ban on possession of firearms by all felons, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), plainly unconstitutional on its face under New York St… |
| 24-7143 | Kelvin Greer v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2025-05-07 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | bruen-precedent constitutional-challenge felony-possession firearms-ban second-amendment statutory-interpretation | Is the lifetime ban on possession of firearms by all felons, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), plainly unconstitutional on its face under New York St… |
| 24-7141 | Kerry D. Gayfield v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2025-05-07 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | bruen-precedent constitutional-challenge felony-possession firearms-ban second-amendment statutory-interpretation | Is the lifetime ban on possession of firearms by all felons, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), plainly unconstitutional on its face under New York St… |
| 24-6996 | Deonta Damon Wheeler v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2025-04-15 | Denied | IFP | bruen-standard constitutional-challenge felony-possession firearms-ban second-amendment statutory-interpretation | Is the lifetime ban on possession of firearms by all felons, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), plainly unconstitutional on its face under New York St… |
| 24-6516 | Broxstonie Demichael Mitchell v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2025-02-10 | Denied | IFP | bruen-precedent constitutional-rights felony-possession firearms-ban second-amendment statutory-interpretation | Is the lifetime ban on possession of firearms by all felons, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), plainly unconstitutional on its face under New York St… |
| 24-5453 | Thelonious Wayne Kirby v. United States | Eleventh Circuit | 2024-09-04 | GVR | IFP | commerce-clause constitutional-law federal-firearms-regulation felony-possession second-amendment statutory-interpretation | 1. Whether 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1) facially violates the Second Amendment. 2. Whether 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1) exceeds Congress's Commerce Clause power. |
| 23-5424 | Caesar V. Vaca v. United States | Eighth Circuit | 2023-08-23 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | appellate-review civil-rights-restoration constitutional-challenge criminal-procedure due-process federal-firearms-law felony-possession habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel restoration-of-civil-rights second-amendment | I. Whether reasonable jurist could debate that trial and appellate counsel failed to invoke 18 U.S.C. §921(a)(20) despite abundant legal support for… |
| 20-6347 | Christopher Mikelinich v. United States | Second Circuit | 2020-11-17 | Denied | Relisted (2)IFP | criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process felony-possession knowing-plea mens-rea plain-error plea-agreement plea-bargaining rehaif-v-united-states sentencing-elements | Where a defendant claims his plea was not knowing and intelligent because he was unaware of all the elements of the offense, does it matter whether he… |
| 20-572 | James R. Young v. United States | Eleventh Circuit | 2020-10-30 | Denied | Response Waived | constitutional-review criminal-law criminal-penalties felon-in-possession felony-possession firearm-statute firearms habeas-corpus interstate-commerce retroactivity | (1) - Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3) provides for Criminal penalties to felons who possess firearms in interstate Commerce, absent proof that they knew… |
| 18-7750 | Ronald Morrobel v. United States | Eleventh Circuit | 2019-02-05 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | aggravated-assault categorical-approach firearms-trafficking possession-of-firearm sentencing-guidelines armed-career-criminal categorical-approach crime-of-violence due-process felony-possession firearm-trafficking florida-aggravated-assault sentencing-enhancement sentencing-guidelines | I. Whether The District Court, Erred When It Found That The Petitioner Was An Armed Career Criminal When State Law Clearly Defined Florida Aggravated … |
| 18-5497 | Timothy Edmun Johnson v. United States | Tenth Circuit | 2018-08-07 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | armed-career-criminal-act controlled-substances criminal-history double-jeopardy drug-distribution federal-sentencing felony-possession occasions-different sentencing-enhancement separate-occasions serious-drug-offense | 1. Is Oklahoma's crime of drug distribution a "serious drug offense" under the ACCA when state law defines "distribution" to include "transport with i… |