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Gabriel Brown v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 23-13804 · judgment August 7, 2025
Certiorari denied · March 30, 2026
Questions presented
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Do convicted felons have a Second Amendment right, or do only law-abiding persons enjoy this right?
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Does 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2) withstand Second Amendment scrutiny in all of its applications, or is it unconstitutional as applied to some felons?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Jonathan Dodson
Federal Defenders of the MDGA, Inc.
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Proceedings
- Mar 30 2026Petition DENIED.
- Mar 12 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2026.
- Mar 04 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
- Dec 04 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 30, 2026)
- Oct 28 2025Application (25A486) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until December 5, 2025.
- Oct 24 2025Application (25A486) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 5, 2025 to December 5, 2025, submitted to Justice Thomas.