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Heriberto Carbajal-Flores v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 24-1534 · judgment July 16, 2025
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(5)(A), which prohibits firearm possession by all unlawfully present noncitizens, is unconstitutional on its face under the Second Amendment’s text and history, particularly in light of this Court’s decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022).
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Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(5)(A) is subject to asapplied challenges, and if so, whether the government must demonstrate that the individual is dangerous before disarmament is permissible.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Jacob Solomon Briskman
Jacob S. Briskman, Attorney-at-Law
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Nov 24 2025Petition DENIED.
- Nov 05 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2025.
- Oct 30 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Oct 14 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 17, 2025)