Gun rights after felony convictions
Stephen Jay Thorp v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Stephen Jay Thorp has asked the Supreme Court to review whether the federal ban on gun and ammunition possession by people with felony convictions may apply without regard to individual circumstances. His case comes from the Eighth Circuit.
- What's at stake
- Thorp asks whether the ban can apply without regard to a person's circumstances; the Supreme Court has not decided that question.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The case comes from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Question presented
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), which prohibits those with a felony conviction from possessing arms or ammunition, is constitutional as applied to everyone with a qualifying conviction, irrespective of individual circumstances?
What happens next
The Court must decide whether to hear the case. No argument date or decision timeline has been set.
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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.