No. 25-7685October Term 2025Before Arguments
Richard Joseph Price, Petitioner v. United States
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Case status
- Current stage
- Before Arguments
- Latest event
- Accepted by the Court
- Decision timing
- No window until argument is scheduled.
- What it's about
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Question presented
1. Whether a criminal defendant may raise an as-applied Second Amendment challenge to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). 2. Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)'s lifetime ban on firearm possession for all individuals previously convicted of any felony offense is an unconstitutional infringement of the right to keep and bear arms guaranteed by the Second Amendment.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit / Accepted by the Court
- Area
Gun Rights
Timing
Expected by late June 2026, if argued this term
The Court granted review but has not yet scheduled oral argument. Once argued, the median case reaches a decision in 94 days. Nearly all cases are decided by the end of the term in which they are argued.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Sep 1, 2026
- Method
- Methodology