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Frankie Acosta v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 25-50083 · judgment September 25, 2025
Certiorari denied · February 23, 2026
Question presented
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), the federal statute that prohibits anyone who has been convicted of “a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year” from possessing a firearm, violates the Second Amendment either facially or as applied to individuals with prior convictions for offenses that did not result in disarmament in the Founding era.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Bradford Wayne Bogan
Federal Public Defender, Western District of Texas
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Feb 23 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jan 15 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
- Jan 12 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
- Dec 22 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 28, 2026)