No. 24-7244

Samuel York v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-05-19
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: commerce-clause criminal-statute felony-possession firearm-possession jurisdictional-burden second-amendment
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment
Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) facially unconstitutional under the Second Amendment and does it violate the Commerce Clause when the government's only jurisdictional burden is to prove that a part of the firearm crossed state lines at some point in the indeterminate past?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Is 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)—convicted felon in possession of a firearm —facially unconstitutional under the Second Amendment ? 2. Does 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violate the Commerce Clause when the government’s only jurisdictional burden is to prove that a part of the firearm crossed state lines at some point in the indeterminate past ?

Docket Entries

2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-06-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-06-09
Memorandum for the United States in OppositionSITION of United States submitted.
2025-06-09
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2025-05-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 18, 2025)

Attorneys

Samuel York
Brandon Elliott BeckBrandon Beck Law, Petitioner
Brandon Elliott BeckBrandon Beck Law, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
Moez Mansoor KabaHueston Hennigan LLP, Respondent