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Christopher Smith v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 24-1384 · judgment June 27, 2025

Certiorari denied · January 20, 2026

Question presented

This Court should grant certiorari because this Court’s decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n, Inc. v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022), rendered Mr. Smith’s convictions under 18 U.S.C. §922(g)(1) (possession of ammunition by a convicted felon) unconstitutional, facially and as-applied to him.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Michelle Barth
Law Office of Michelle Anderson Barth

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, January 20, 2026 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Jan 20 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 31 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
  3. Dec 22 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. Dec 03 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 7, 2026)
    Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service