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Rico Gonzalez v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 24-1539 · judgment August 13, 2025
Certiorari denied · January 20, 2026
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 citizens whose prior felony convictions were for nonviolent offenses only.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Edward Scott Zas
Federal Defenders of New York, Inc.
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 3 conferences
Proceedings
- Jan 20 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jan 12 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
- Jan 05 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
- Nov 26 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025.
- Nov 18 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Nov 10 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 15, 2025)