Gun ban for felons
Dylan James Vasquez v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Dylan James Vasquez asks the Supreme Court to review the Ninth Circuit’s summary affirmance of the rejection of his challenge to a federal law barring people with felony convictions from possessing firearms.
- What's at stake
- Vasquez’s challenge remains unresolved; the Supreme Court has not yet decided whether to review it.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
Federal law bars people with felony convictions from possessing firearms, and Vasquez challenges that ban as unconstitutional.
Question presented
Did the Ninth Circuit Properly Deny, via a Summary Affirmance, Vasquez’ Challenge to the Constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)?
What happens next
The Court must decide whether to hear the case. No oral argument or decision date is set.
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