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Luis Espinal v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 24-2110 · judgment August 11, 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 bar a citizen from possessing a firearm and ammunition 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 5 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 06 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2025.
- Oct 30 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Oct 16 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 19, 2025)