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Avontae Guiden v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-30675 · judgment May 12, 2025
Questions presented
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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?
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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
- Nov 17 2025Petition DENIED.
- Oct 30 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/14/2025.
- Oct 14 2025Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
- Sep 09 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 14, 2025.
- Sep 08 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 12, 2025 to October 14, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Aug 08 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 12, 2025)