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Nathan Bermea v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 25-50046 · judgment October 23, 2025
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 non-violent offenses. RELATED PROCEEDINGS United States District Court for the Western District of Texas: United States v. Nathan Bermea, No. 7:24-cr-134-1 (Jan. 21, 2025) (judgment of conviction) United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit: United States v. Nathan Bermea, No. 25-50046 (Oct. 23, 2025)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Kristin Michelle Kimmelman
Federal Public Defender's Office
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 29 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
- Jan 26 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
- Jan 20 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 23, 2026)