No. 23-5360

Gregory Lynn McCoy v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-08-15
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 2nd-amendment constitutional-interpretation felon-in-possession firearm-regulation historical-tradition individual-rights lifetime-ban second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment Securities
Latest Conference: 2023-10-06
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the felon-in-possession of a firearm statute, which did not exist in 1791, and which applies to all felonies and provides for a life-time ban, is consistent with the Second Amendment's required proof of historical tradition?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED | Whether the felon-in-possession of a firearm statute, which did not exist in 1791, and | which applies to all felonies and provides for a life-time ban, is consistent with the | Second Amendment’s required proof of historical tradition? | | I i | | i

Docket Entries

2023-10-10
Petition DENIED.
2023-09-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/6/2023.
2023-09-06
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-08-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 14, 2023)

Attorneys

Gregory Lynn McCoy
Paul Christopher EnghPaul Engh Law Office, Petitioner
Paul Christopher EnghPaul Engh Law Office, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent