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Joseph Anthony Zinnerman, Jr. v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-30310 · judgment April 2, 2025


Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025

Questions presented

  1. Whether an individual’s probation or supervised release status categorically strips them of Second Amendment protection under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), or whether courts must apply Bruen’s historical analysis to determine if the specific predicate offense historically justified disarmament, as required by the Fifth Circuit’s decision in United States v. Diaz?

  2. 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 Bruen because it is permanent and applies to all persons convicted of felonies?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Dustin Talbot
Federal Public Defender

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 06 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 07 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  3. Aug 04 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Jul 01 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 13, 2025)