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Demartinas L. Edwards v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-30138 · judgment December 2, 2025


Certiorari denied · April 20, 2026

Questions presented

  1. Is the lifetime ban on possession of firearms by all felons, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), plainly unconstitutional on its face under New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022), because it is permanent and applies to all persons convicted of felonies?

  2. Is the lifetime ban on possession of firearms by all felons, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), unconstitutional as applied to individuals whose predicate convictions involve conduct that was not historically subject to permanent disarmament at the founding?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Dustin Talbot
Federal Public Defender

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Apr 20 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 26 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
  3. Mar 24 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Mar 02 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 8, 2026)