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Dejuan Dion Bruner v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 23-6122 · judgment June 2, 2025

Certiorari denied · October 20, 2025

Question presented

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9), which imposes a lifetime prohibition on firearm possession by anyone convicted of a domestic-violence misdemeanor, is consistent with the Second Amendment given the absence of any historical tradition of permanent disarmament for misdemeanors or interpersonal-violence offenses.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Laura Kathleen Deskin
Office of the Federal Public Defender

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

Oct 20 2025
Petition DENIED.
Oct 02 2025
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/17/2025.
Sep 24 2025
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
Main Document
Aug 28 2025
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 2, 2025)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition Appendix Proof of Service