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Dustin Dewayne Gilbert v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 23-12969 · judgment June 16, 2025
Questions presented
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Whether defendants may assert as-applied challenges to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) under the Second Amendment.
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Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)’s lifetime ban on firearm possession by felons violates the Second Amendment as applied to Mr. Gilbert, who was previously convicted of a non-violent theft offense.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Kristen Leigh Gartman Rogers
Federal Defenders Organization
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 6 conferences
Order
Order list, January 20, 2026 · Certiorari denied
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 05 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2025.
- Oct 24 2025Rescheduled.
- Oct 16 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
- Oct 09 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Sep 09 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 14, 2025)