No. 24-1248
United States v. Patrick Darnell Daniels, Jr.
Relisted (3)
Experienced Counsel
Tags: constitutional-challenge controlled-substance criminal-statute federal-law firearms-possession second-amendment
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
SecondAmendment Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2025-10-17
(distributed 3 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(3), which prohibits firearm possession by unlawful drug users, violates the Second Amendment
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(3), the federal statute that prohibits the possession of firearms by a person who “is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance ,” violates the Second Amendment as applied to respondent . (II)
Docket Entries
2025-10-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/17/2025.
2025-09-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025.
2025-08-15
Rescheduled.
2025-08-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-08-05
Reply of petitioner United States filed.
2025-08-05
Reply of United States submitted.
2025-07-21
Brief of Patrick Darnell Daniels, Jr. in opposition submitted.
2025-07-21
Brief of respondent Patrick Darnell Daniels, Jr., in opposition filed.
2025-07-21
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Patrick Darnell Daniels, Jr.
2025-07-21
Motion of Patrick Darnell Daniels, Jr. for leave to proceed in forma pauperis submitted.
2025-06-23
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 21, 2025.
2025-06-20
Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 7, 2025 to July 21, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-06-20
Motion of Patrick Darnell Daniels, Jr. for an extension of time submitted.
2025-06-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 7, 2025)
2025-04-22
Application (24A932) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until June 5, 2025.
2025-04-18
Application (24A932) to extend further the time from May 6, 2025 to June 5, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.
2025-03-31
Application (24A932) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until May 6, 2025.
2025-03-27
Application (24A932) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 6, 2025 to May 6, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.
Attorneys
Patrick Darnell Daniels, Jr.
Leilani Tynes — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Respondent
Leilani Tynes — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Respondent
Leilani Tynes — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Respondent
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Petitioner
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Petitioner
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Petitioner
Moez Mansoor Kaba — Hueston Hennigan LLP, Petitioner