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Isaac Foster v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 25-458 · judgment June 24, 2026
Pending
Question presented
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violates the Second Amendment on its face or as applied to Petitioner because the federal government may not permanently disarm citizens whose prior felony convictions were for nonviolent offenses only.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Siobhan Catherine Atkins
Federal Defenders of New York 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
Proceedings
- Oct 08 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/6/2026.
- Oct 02 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Sep 22 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 26, 2026)