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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
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
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 18, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- May 18 2026Petition DENIED.
- Apr 29 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/14/2026.
- Apr 24 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 15, 2026)