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Dijuan Taylor v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 24-1993 · judgment January 7, 2026
Question presented
Whether courts should analyze as-applied Second Amendment challenges to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) by examining whether historical tradition supports banning firearm possession by someone who has been convicted of the predicate disqualifying offenses that are the basis of the individual’s disarmament under § 922(g)(1).
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Renee Domenique Pietropaolo
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, May 26, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- May 26 2026Petition DENIED.
- May 06 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/21/2026.
- Apr 30 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Apr 07 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 11, 2026)