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Duarte v. United States

Pending petition

Docket No. Op. BelowArgument Opinion Vote Author Term
25-425 9th Cir. TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Issue: Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)’s categorical ban on the possession of firearms by felons is unconstitutional as applied to a defendant with non-violent predicate offenses underlying his conviction.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
07/25/2025Application (25A123) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 7, 2025 to September 6, 2025, submitted to Justice Kagan.
07/30/2025Application (25A123) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until September 6, 2025.
08/19/2025Application (25A123) to extend further the time from September 6, 2025 to October 6, 2025, submitted to Justice Kagan.
08/21/2025Application (25A123) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until October 6, 2025.
10/06/2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 7, 2025)
10/28/2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
11/05/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2025.
11/07/2025Brief amici curiae of National Rifle Association of America, et al. filed. (Distributed)
11/07/2025Brief amici curiae of Ninth Circuit Federal Public and Community Defenders filed. (Distributed)
12/01/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.