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Tamori Morgan v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 24-3141 · judgment September 2, 2025
Certiorari denied · December 8, 2025
Question presented
Whether a handgun and handheld pistol that fire automatically constitute “arms” under the Second Amendment’s plain text, thus requiring the government to justify the machinegun-possession prohibition under 18 U.S.C. § 922(o)(1) by demonstrating that it is consistent with the Nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Daniel Tyler Hansmeier
Kansas Federal Public Defender's Office
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Dec 08 2025Petition DENIED.
- Nov 19 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
- Nov 12 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
- Nov 04 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 8, 2025)