No. 21-5958
Aaron Christopher Pleasant v. United States
Tags: 2nd-amendment commerce-clause congressional-power constitutional-limits criminal-law federal-firearms-regulation federal-power firearms statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
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SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference:
2021-11-12
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) exceeds Congress's power under the Commerce Clause
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), which criminalizes possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, exceeds Congress’s power under the Commerce Clause.
Docket Entries
2021-11-15
Petition DENIED.
2021-10-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/12/2021.
2021-10-22
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-10-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 12, 2021)
Attorneys
Aaron Christopher Pleasant
Philip J. Lynch — Law Offices of Phil Lynch, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent