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Mario Martinez Williams v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 25-11358 · judgment February 20, 2026
Questions presented
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Whether after New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022) and United States v. Rahimi, 602 U.S. 680 (2024), a criminal defendant may raise an as-applied Second Amendment challenge to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).
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If so, whether under the Bruen/Rahimi methodology, the Second Amendment is unconstitutional as applied to a defendant like Petitioner whose felony convictions are for non-violent offenses.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
M. Caroline McCrae
Federal Public Defender
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 22, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Jun 22 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jun 03 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2026.
- Jun 01 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- May 21 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 25, 2026)