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Cornell Thomas v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-50366 · judgment May 23, 2025
Certiorari denied · January 20, 2026
Question presented
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), the federal statute that prohibits anyone who has been convicted of “a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year” from possessing a firearm, violates the Second Amendment either facially or as applied to individuals with prior convictions for non-violent offenses.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Bradford Wayne Bogan
Federal Public Defender, Western District of Texas
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 4 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.
- Nov 13 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
- Nov 13 2025Reply of petitioner Cornell Thomas filed. (Distributed)
- Oct 27 2025Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
- Sep 22 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 27, 2025.
- Sep 18 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 26, 2025 to October 27, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Aug 21 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 26, 2025)