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SCOTUS Oral Arguments
The Life of the Law
Beaird v. United States
OCT 13, 2026114 MIN
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Description
Beaird v. United States, No. 25-5343
Argued on Oct 13 2026.
For petitioner: Kevin Joel Page, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Dallas, Tex. For respondent in support of vacatur: Eric J. Feigin, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For Court-appointed amicus curiae: Anthony J. Dick, Washington, D. C.
Question Presented:
I. Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) comports with the Second Amendment? II. Whether Stinson v. United States still accurately state the level of deference due to the Commentary of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines? III. Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) permits conviction for the possession of any firearm that has ever crossed state lines at any time in the indefinite past, and, if so, if it is facially unconstitutional?
Oral Argument Links:
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Transcript PDF
Docket Links:
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Question Presented
Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)
Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)
Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)
Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)
Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)
Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)
Chapters:
(00:00:00) Case Call
(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF KEVIN JOEL PAGE
(00:44:47) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ERIC J. FEIGIN
(01:23:40) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ANTHONY J. DICK,
(01:51:05) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF KEVIN JOEL PAGE
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