No. 20-812

Lisa M. Folajtar v. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, et al.

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2020-12-15
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (5) Experienced Counsel
Tags: 2nd-amendment as-applied-challenge constitutional-rights felons felony-prohibition firearm-possession nonviolent-crimes second-amendment self-defense tax-fraud
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment FirstAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2021-04-16
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violates the Second Amendment

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), which permanently prohibits nearly all felons—even those convicted of nonviolent crimes—from possessing firearms for selfdefense, violates the Second Amendment, as applied to an individual convicted of willfully making a materially false statement on her tax returns.

Docket Entries

2021-04-19
Petition DENIED.
2021-03-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021.
2021-03-30
Reply of petitioner Lisa Folajtar filed. (Distributed)
2021-03-17
Brief of respondents Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, et al. in opposition filed.
2021-03-12
Brief amicus curiae of Neal Goldfarb filed.
2021-01-22
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 17, 2021.
2021-01-21
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 16, 2021 to March 17, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-01-14
Brief amicus curiae of The American Constitutional Rights Union filed.
2021-01-14
Brief amici curiae of The Cato Institute filed.
2021-01-14
Brief amicus curiae of Mountain States Legal Foundation's Center to Keep and Bear Arms filed.
2021-01-12
Brief amici curiae of Firearms Policy Foundation, California Gun Rights Foundation, Second Amendment Foundation, and Madison Society Foundation filed.
2020-12-31
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 16, 2021. See Rule 30.1.
2020-12-29
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 14, 2021 to February 15, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-12-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 14, 2021)

Attorneys

Firearms Policy Foundation, California Gun Rights Foundation, Second Amendment Foundation, and Madison Society Foundation
David T. Hardy — Amicus
David T. Hardy — Amicus
Lisa Folajtar
David H. ThompsonCooper & Kirk, PLLC, Petitioner
David H. ThompsonCooper & Kirk, PLLC, Petitioner
Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, et al.
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Mountain States Legal Foundation's Center to Keep and Bear Arms
Cody James WisniewskiMountain States Legal Foundation, Amicus
Cody James WisniewskiMountain States Legal Foundation, Amicus
Neal Goldfarb
Neal Goldfarb — Amicus
Neal Goldfarb — Amicus
The American Constitutional Rights Union
John Joseph Park Jr.Law Offices of Jack Park, Amicus
John Joseph Park Jr.Law Offices of Jack Park, Amicus
The Cato Institute
Ilya ShapiroCato Institute, Amicus
Ilya ShapiroCato Institute, Amicus