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Eric Dennard Parker v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 23-14227 · judgment July 1, 2025
Certiorari denied · January 20, 2026
Questions presented
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Do convicted felons have a Second Amendment right, or do only law-abiding persons enjoy this right?
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Does 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2) withstand Second Amendment scrutiny in all of its applications, or is it unconstitutional as applied to some felons?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Jonathan Dodson
Federal Defenders of the MDGA, Inc.
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
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 13 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
- Nov 07 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Oct 28 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 1, 2025)
- Sep 19 2025Application (25A321) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until October 29, 2025.
- Sep 16 2025Application (25A321) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 29, 2025 to November 28, 2025, submitted to Justice Thomas.