No. 23-6520

Gary Von Bennett v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-01-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: commerce-clause congressional-power federal-authority federal-criminal-law firearm-regulation firearms-regulation interstate-commerce scarborough-v-united-states statutory-interpretation united-states-v-lopez
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2024-02-16
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 18 U.S.C. §922(g) requires a more substantial connection to interstate commerce

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether 18 U.S.C. §922(g) should be construed to require a more substantial connection to interstate commerce than the mere passage of a firearm across state lines in an unspecified way, and if not, whether it exceeds Congress’s power to enact? i

Docket Entries

2024-02-20
Petition DENIED.
2024-02-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
2024-01-26
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-01-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 21, 2024)

Attorneys

Gary Von Bennett
Stephanie Eileen InmanThe Law Office of Stephanie Inman, Petitioner
Stephanie Eileen InmanThe Law Office of Stephanie Inman, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent