No. 21-5958

Aaron Christopher Pleasant v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-10-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
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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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. LynchLaw Offices of Phil Lynch, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent