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Meleke Osborne v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 24-4173 · judgment May 15, 2025
Certiorari denied · January 20, 2026
Question presented
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)’s lifetime ban on firearm possession for all individuals previously convicted of any felony violates the Second Amendment, either facially or as applied to the Petitioner.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Patrick L. Bryant
Office of the Federal Public Defender
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 6 conferences
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 17 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2025.
- Nov 10 2025Rescheduled.
- Oct 31 2025Reply of petitioner Meleke Osborne filed. (Distributed)
- Oct 30 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/14/2025.
- Oct 15 2025Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
- Sep 12 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 15, 2025.
- Sep 11 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 15, 2025 to October 15, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Aug 13 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 15, 2025)