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Robert Allen Joshua v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 25-1337 · judgment May 21, 2026
Pending
Question presented
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3)—which permanently prohibits all unlawful users of controlled substances and all drug addicts from possessing firearms, without any pre-deprivation process or individualized finding of dangerousness—is consistent with the Second Amendment’s text and this Court’s historical-tradition test established in New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen, United States v. Rahimi, and United States v. Hemani.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Heather Rae Quick
Federal Public Defender Office - Iowa
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Sep 03 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Aug 31 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Aug 18 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 21, 2026)