No. 24-7480

Otis Ray Whitehead, Jr. v. United States

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-06-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-analysis felon-prohibition firearm-possession historical-precedent second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a court may uphold the constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(l) based solely on Heller's presumptively lawful language without conducting historical analysis as required by Bruen and Rahimi

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Whether a court may uphold the constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(l) based solely on this Court's statement in District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570, 626-27 & n.26 (2008), that "longstanding prohibitions on the possession of firearms by felons" are "presumptively lawful," without conducting the historical analysis set forth in New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass n v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022), and United States v. Rahimi, 602 U.S. 680 (2024).

Docket Entries

2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-07-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-07-09
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-07-09
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-06-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 23, 2025)

Attorneys

Otis Ray Whitehead
Laura Kathleen Deskin Jr.Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Laura Kathleen Deskin Jr.Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
Moez Mansoor KabaHueston Hennigan LLP, Respondent