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Colin Williams v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 24-2585 · judgment November 6, 2025


Certiorari denied · March 9, 2026

Question presented

18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) imposes a lifelong prohibition, punishable by up to 15 years’ imprisonment, on the possession of any firearm or ammunition, for any purpose, by “any person ... who has been convicted in any court of ... a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.” In light of New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n, Inc. v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022), does § 922(g)(1) violate the Second Amendment, either on its face or as applied to Petitioner—a United States citizen who possessed ammunition for purposes of self-defense and had only a single, remote prior felony conviction, which did not involve a firearm or a judicial finding of dangerousness?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Daniel George Habib
Federal Defenders of New York, Inc.

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Mar 09 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Feb 19 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/6/2026.
  3. Feb 13 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Feb 04 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 9, 2026)