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Raul Acosta v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 24-965 · judgment July 8, 2025
Certiorari denied · November 10, 2025
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 a citizen based exclusively on a prior felony conviction.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Sarah Jane Baumgartel
Federal Defenders of New York, Inc.
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 1 conference
Order
Order list, November 10, 2025 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Nov 10 2025Petition DENIED.
- Oct 09 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
- Oct 07 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
- Sep 22 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 24, 2025)