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Anthony A. Browne v. Kimberly K. Reynolds, in Her Official Capacity as Governor of Iowa, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 24-1952 · judgment September 2, 2025
Certiorari denied · April 6, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether Iowa Code § 914.7 (2026) entitled “[r]ights not restorable” infringes the Petitioner’s right to keep and bear arms enshrined by the Second and Fourteenth Amendments—suspended upon the Petitioner’s 1991 convictions under Iowa law for Willful Injury, a forcible felony, and Criminal Gang Participation—by barring him from having that right restored for life.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Anthony A. Browne
For respondent
Patrick Cannon Valencia
Office of the Attorney General of Iowa
Proceedings
- Apr 06 2026Petition DENIED.
- Mar 17 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/2/2026.
- Mar 12 2026Waiver of right of respondent Brad Kunkel, Sheriff of Johnson County, Iowa to respond filed.
- Mar 03 2026Waiver of right of respondent Kimberly K. Reynolds, in her official capacity as Governor of Iowa to respond filed.
- Feb 25 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 2, 2026)
- Jan 08 2026Application (25A792) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until March 2, 2026.
- Dec 31 2025Application (25A792) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 25, 2026 to March 2, 2026, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.