Cases compared
Viramontes v. Cook County vs. Storball v. United States vs. Phillips v. United States
No. 25-238No. 26-5897No. 26-5926
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| Fact | Cutberto Viramontes, et al., Petitioners v. Cook County, Illinois, et al. | Major Storball v. United States | Naquon Phillips v. United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Docket | Cutberto Viramontes, et al., Petitioners v. Cook County, Illinois, et al.25-238 | Major Storball v. United States26-5897 | Naquon Phillips v. United States26-5926 |
| Status | Cutberto Viramontes, et al., Petitioners v. Cook County, Illinois, et al.Before Arguments | Major Storball v. United StatesBefore Arguments | Naquon Phillips v. United StatesBefore Arguments |
| Date | Cutberto Viramontes, et al., Petitioners v. Cook County, Illinois, et al.Argued Dec 2, 2026 | Major Storball v. United StatesOctober Term 2026 (2026–2027) | Naquon Phillips v. United StatesOctober Term 2026 (2026–2027) |
| Question presented | Cutberto Viramontes, et al., Petitioners v. Cook County, Illinois, et al.Whether the Second and Fourteenth Amendments guarantee the right to possess AR-15 platform and similar semiautomatic rifles. | Major Storball v. United StatesWhether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), the federal statute that prohibits anyone who has been convicted of “a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year” from possessing a firearm, violates the Second Amendment as applied to Petitioner, based solely on a decade old nonviolent drug distribution conviction. | Naquon Phillips v. United StatesWhether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), the federal statute that prohibits anyone who has been convicted of “a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year” from possessing a firearm, violates the Second Amendment as applied to Petitioner, based solely on stale, nonviolent prior drug distribution convictions. |
| Summary | Cutberto Viramontes, et al., Petitioners v. Cook County, Illinois, et al.This case challenges Cook County, Illinois’s ban on the possession, sale, and transfer of certain semiautomatic firearms, including AR-15-style rifles. The Supreme Court will decide whether the Second and Fourteenth Amendments protect an individual right to possess those rifles. | Major Storball v. United StatesMajor Storball asks the Supreme Court to review whether the federal law barring gun possession by people convicted of crimes punishable by more than a year in prison violates the Second Amendment as applied to him, based on his decade-old, nonviolent drug-distribution conviction. | Naquon Phillips v. United StatesNaquon Phillips asks the Supreme Court to review whether the federal law barring firearm possession after convictions for crimes punishable by more than a year in prison violates the Second Amendment as applied to him, given his old, nonviolent drug-distribution convictions. |
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