No. 24-5479

Nathan Steward v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-09-06
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: commerce-clause criminal-statute firearm-possession interstate-commerce prior-conviction second-amendment
Latest Conference: 2024-10-18
Question Presented (from Petition)

(1) Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)—the statute that prohibits firearm possession by any person who was previously convicted of "a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year"—-violates the Second Amendment.

(2) Whether application of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) to petitioner violated the Commerce Clause where the only proof of a nexus between his firearm possession and interstate commerce consisted of the fact that the firearm had crossed a state line at some point before coming into petitioner's possession.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violates the Second Amendment and the Commerce Clause in prohibiting firearm possession for individuals with prior convictions

Docket Entries

2024-10-21
Petition DENIED.
2024-10-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2024.
2024-09-27
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-09-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 7, 2024)

Attorneys

Nathan Steward
Scott Andrew MartinFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent