No. 23-7776

Joshua Willis v. United States

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-06-21
Status: GVR
Type: IFP
IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: 2nd-amendment criminal-law due-process federal-jurisdiction interstate-commerce standing
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment
Latest Conference: 2024-09-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(¢)(1) is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment, both facially and as applied to Mr. Willis, in light of New York State Rifle ¢> Pistol Ass'n, Inc. v. Bruen, 142 §. Ct. 2111 (2022). 2. Whether, as a statutory matter, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) prohibits a person’s present intrastate possession of a firearm or ammunition for the sole reason that the firearm or ammunition previously crossed state lines. 3. Whether Congress may criminalize intrastate possession of a firearm or ammunition solely because they crossed state lines at some point before they came into the defendant’s possession. i

Docket Entries

2024-11-08
Judgment Issued.
2024-10-07
Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of <i>United States</i> v. <i>Rahimi</i>, 602 U. S. ___ (2024).
2024-08-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-07-22
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2024-06-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 22, 2024)
2024-05-23
Application (23A1037) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until June 28, 2024.
2024-05-17
Application (23A1037) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 29, 2024 to June 28, 2024, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.

Attorneys

Joshua Willis
Leah D. YaffeOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Leah D. YaffeOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent