No. 24-6892

Johnathan Anton Williams v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2025-03-31
Status: GVR
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: commerce-clause constitutional-law criminal-conviction firearms-possession second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment
Latest Conference: 2025-06-05
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violates the Second Amendment and exceeds Congress's Commerce Clause authority

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

I. Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) , the statute prohibiting possession of firearms by persons convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, violates the Second Amendment . II. Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is facially unconstitutional because it exceeds Congress’s authority under the Commerce Clause and is unconstitutional as applied to Mr. Williams’ intrastate possession of a firearm. ii ADDITIONAL

Docket Entries

2025-07-08
Judgment Issued.
2025-06-06
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. 680 (2024).
2025-05-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/5/2025.
2025-05-07
Memorandum for the United States of United States submitted.
2025-05-05
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2025-04-21
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 30, 2025.
2025-04-18
Motion of United States for an extension of time submitted.
2025-04-18
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 30, 2025 to May 30, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-03-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 30, 2025)

Attorneys

Johnathan Anton Williams
Sonthonax Bolivar SaintGermainSonthonax SaintGermain, Petitioner
Sonthonax Bolivar SaintGermainSonthonax SaintGermain, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent