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Jermaine Nelson v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 23-7893 · judgment June 16, 2025
Certiorari denied · January 20, 2026
Question presented
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is unconstitutional on its face or as applied to Petitioner because, consistent with the Second Amendment, the federal government may not permanently disarm citizens with only remote-in-time, nonviolent prior felony convictions.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Sarah Jane Baumgartel
Federal Defenders of New York, Inc.
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 19 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
- Nov 04 2025Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
- Sep 30 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 5, 2025.
- Sep 29 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 6, 2025 to November 5, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Sep 02 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 6, 2025)