Supreme Court Report

Supreme Court of the United States · Official docket →

Jose Reyna v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 23-1231 · judgment January 28, 2026


Certiorari denied · June 8, 2026

Question presented

The question presented is whether modern firearm restrictions may be justified by “loosely” similar historical analogues or whether this Court’s precedents demand a more stringent level of generality.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jared Hamernick
Federal Community Defenders, 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, June 8, 2026 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Jun 08 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. May 20 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/4/2026.
  3. May 13 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Apr 24 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 29, 2026)