No. 23-6793

Timothy Burks v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-02-21
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 2nd-amendment constitutional-law criminal-law criminal-statute due-process federal-jurisdiction firearm-possession interstate-commerce second-amendment
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment
Latest Conference: 2024-03-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violates the Second Amendment under New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, 142 S. Ct. 2111 (2022)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violates the Second Amendment under New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, 142 8S. Ct. 2111 (2022). 2. Whether Congress may criminalize intrastate possession of a firearm or ammunition solely because the firearm or ammunition crossed state lines at some point before the defendant came to possess it. il

Docket Entries

2024-03-18
Petition DENIED.
2024-02-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2024.
2024-02-26
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-02-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 22, 2024)

Attorneys

Timothy Burks
Michael Lance HermanFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
Michael Lance HermanFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent