No. 24-7217
Ladarius Dean v. United States
IFP
Tags: commerce-clause criminal-statute felony-possession firearm-possession interstate-commerce second-amendment
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
SecondAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2025-06-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) prohibiting firearm possession by persons with prior convictions violates the Second Amendment and the Commerce Clause
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
(1) Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)— the statute that prohibits firearm possession by any person who was previous ly convicted of “a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term ex ceeding one year”—violates the Second Amendment. (2) Whether application of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) to petitioner violated the Commerce Clause wher e the only proof of a nexus between his firearm possession and interstate commerce consiste d of the fact that the firearm had crossed a state line at some point before coming into petitioner’s possession.
Docket Entries
2025-06-30
Petition DENIED.
2025-06-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/26/2025.
2025-06-09
Memorandum For The United States in Opposition of United States submitted.
2025-06-09
Waiver of Ladarius Dean of the 14-day waiting period submitted.
2025-06-09
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2025-06-09
Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner.
2025-05-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 16, 2025)
Attorneys
Ladarius Dean
Scott Andrew Martin — Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Scott Andrew Martin — Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent