Gun rights after nonviolent convictions
Kleinberg v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Austin Kleinberg has filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to review whether the federal law barring people with felony convictions from possessing firearms is unconstitutional as applied to him, given the nonviolent offenses underlying his conviction.
- What's at stake
- Kleinberg’s challenge to applying the firearm ban based on the nonviolent offenses underlying his conviction remains unresolved.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
Federal law bars people with felony convictions from possessing firearms, and Kleinberg challenges the ban as applied to his case.
Question presented
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?
What happens next
The Court’s next step is to decide whether to hear the case. Oral argument has not been scheduled.
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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.