No. 21-6589

Lamont Guinyard v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2021-12-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 2nd-amendment commerce-clause congressional-authority constitutional-challenge criminal-law criminal-statute federal-jurisdiction federal-law firearm-possession firearms statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference: 2022-01-07
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), which criminalizes a defendant's possession of a firearm or ammunition, is unconstitutional because it exceeds Congress's authority under the Commerce Clause.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) is unconstitutional under the Commerce Clause

Docket Entries

2022-01-10
Petition DENIED.
2021-12-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
2021-12-17
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-12-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 13, 2022)

Attorneys

Lamont Guinyard
M. Allison GuagliardoOffice of the Federal Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent