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Selim Zherka v. Pamela Bondi, Attorney General
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 22-1108 · judgment June 9, 2025
Certiorari denied · January 20, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 7% cert probability (95% interval 5%–11%)
Before the decision, about 1.7× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before, a Second Circuit decision below, and a petition filed soon after the judgment below.
Question presented
Whether the Second Amendment permits the government to disarm an American citizen because he has been convicted of a non-violent fraud offense.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
David H. Thompson
Cooper & Kirk, PLLC
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 3 conferences
Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage
Proceedings
- Jan 20 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jan 12 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
- Jan 05 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
- Nov 25 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025.
- Nov 24 2025Reply of petitioner Selim Zherka filed. (Distributed)
- Nov 10 2025Brief of respondent Pamela Bondi, Attorney General, in opposition filed.
- Oct 09 2025Brief amici curiae of National Rifle Association of America, et al. filed.
- Oct 08 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 10, 2025.
- Oct 06 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 9, 2025 to November 10, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Sep 05 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 9, 2025)