No. 24-7168

Raymond Charles, Jr. v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-05-09
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-law felony-conviction firearm-possession second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2025-06-12
Question Presented (AI Summary)

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

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), the federal statute that prohibits anyone who has been convicted of “a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year” from possessing a firearm, violates the Second Amendment either facially or as applied to individuals with convictions for non-violent offenses.

Docket Entries

2025-06-16
Petition DENIED.
2025-05-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/12/2025.
2025-05-20
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-05-20
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-05-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 9, 2025)

Attorneys

Raymond Charles, Jr.
Kristin L. DavidsonFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent