No. 24-7244
Tags: commerce-clause criminal-statute felony-possession firearm-possession jurisdictional-burden second-amendment
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment
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 Beck — Brandon Beck Law, Petitioner
Brandon Elliott Beck — Brandon Beck Law, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
Moez Mansoor Kaba — Hueston Hennigan LLP, Respondent