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Jomari Tonge v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 25-42 · judgment January 7, 2026


Certiorari denied · May 18, 2026

Question presented

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is unconstitutional on its face or as applied to Petitioner because, consistent with the Second Amendment, the federal government may not permanently disarm citizens based exclusively on prior felony convictions. PARTIES TO THE PROCEEDING The parties and their stock tickers are: Petitioner: Jomari Tonge Stock Ticker: N/A Respondent: United States of America Stock Ticker: N/A RELATED PROCEEDINGS There are no related proceedings.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Kendra Hutchinson
Federal Defenders of New York, Inc.

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. May 18 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 29 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/14/2026.
  3. Apr 24 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Apr 07 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 15, 2026)