Gun permit prosecutions
Balogh v. New York
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- New York’s appeals court upheld Mata Balogh’s conviction for possessing a firearm without a license.
- What's at stake
- Balogh’s challenge to his conviction remains unresolved; the Supreme Court has not decided whether to review it.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
Balogh asks the Supreme Court to review it, arguing that the Second Amendment bars prosecution because the licensing law was unconstitutional and there was no other lawful basis to disarm him; his petition was distributed for a conference, which is not a decision to hear the case.
New York’s appeals court upheld Balogh’s conviction before he asked the Supreme Court to review it.
Question presented
Does the Second Amendment bar criminal prosecution for unlicensed-firearm possession where the defendant was subject to an unconstitutional firearms-licensing law and there were otherwise no lawful bases for disarming the defendant?
What happens next
The petition was distributed for the Court’s Nov. 6, 2026, conference, where the justices may consider whether to hear it. The conference does not guarantee an order date.
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Sources
Primary materials plus reporting. Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.