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Dennis Martin v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 23-7507 · judgment August 1, 2025
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. Martin’s conviction under 18 U.S.C. §922(g)(1) (possession of a firearm 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, February 23, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Feb 23 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jan 22 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
- Jan 16 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jan 03 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 9, 2026)