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United States v. Kevin LaMarcus Mitchell
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-60607 · judgment November 21, 2025
Before the decision, about 10.3× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a federal-government petitioner, counsel who has won certiorari before, and a Fifth Circuit decision below.
Question presented
Whether 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1), the federal statute that prohibits the possession of a firearm by a person who has been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, violates the Second Amendment as applied to a defendant with a predicate conviction under 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(3), which prohibits the possession of a firearm by an unlawful user of a controlled substance. (I)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
For respondent
Victoria Elizabeth McIntyre
Office of the Federal Public Defender
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Proceedings
- Jun 29 2026Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
- Jun 29 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jun 22 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2026.
- Apr 22 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/14/2026.
- Apr 08 2026Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Kevin LaMarcus Mitchell.
- Apr 08 2026Brief of respondent Kevin LaMarcus Mitchell in opposition filed.
- Feb 20 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 8, 2026.
- Feb 19 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 9, 2026 to April 8, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Feb 05 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 9, 2026)