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Justin Meyer v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 25-10003 · judgment March 5, 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 with only non-violent priors.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Brenda Greenberg Bryn
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, October 5, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 05 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jul 16 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Jul 14 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jun 03 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 6, 2026)