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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
Certiorari denied · January 20, 2026
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
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 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)