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Steven Duarte v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 22-50048 · judgment May 9, 2025
Certiorari denied · January 20, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether 18 U.S.C. §922(g)(1)’s categorical ban on the possession of firearms by felons is unconstitutional as applied to a defendant with non-violent predicate offenses underlying his conviction.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Erin E. Murphy
Clement & Murphy, PLLC
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Proceedings
- Jan 20 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jan 12 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
- Jan 05 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
- Dec 08 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025.
- Dec 01 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
- Nov 07 2025Brief amici curiae of National Rifle Association of America, et al. filed. (Distributed)
- Nov 07 2025Brief amici curiae of Ninth Circuit Federal Public and Community Defenders filed. (Distributed)
- Nov 05 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2025.
- Oct 28 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Oct 06 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 7, 2025)
- Aug 21 2025Application (25A123) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until October 6, 2025.
- Aug 19 2025Application (25A123) to extend further the time from September 6, 2025 to October 6, 2025, submitted to Justice Kagan.
- Jul 30 2025Application (25A123) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until September 6, 2025.
- Jul 25 2025Application (25A123) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 7, 2025 to September 6, 2025, submitted to Justice Kagan.