Fooks v. Maryland
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on February 23, 2026.
Issue
(1) Whether Maryland Code, Public Safety Article, § 5-133(b)(2), which provides that “a person may not possess a firearm if the person has been convicted of a violation classified as a common law crime and received a term of imprisonment of more than 2 years,” violates the Second Amendment on its face, in light of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen and United States v. Rahimi; and (2) whether § 5-133(b)(2) violates the Second Amendment as applied to Mr. Fooks, in light of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen and United States v. Rahimi.
Sep 2, 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 20, 2025)Sep 19, 2025Waiver of right of respondent Maryland to respond filed.
Sep 24, 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025.
Sep 29, 2025Response Requested. (Due October 29, 2025)
Oct 15, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 29, 2025 to December 8, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.Oct 16, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 8, 2025.
Dec 1, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 8, 2025 to January 2, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.Dec 2, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including January 2, 2026.
Jan 2, 2026Brief of respondent Maryland in opposition filed.Jan 5, 2026Reply of petitioner Robert L. Fooks filed.Jan 14, 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
Feb 23, 2026Petition DENIED.
Recommended Citation: Fooks v. Maryland, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/fooks-v-maryland/