No. 25-5009
Joshua Willis v. United States
Tags: constitutional-challenge criminal-law firearm-possession second-amendment statutory-interpretation supreme-court-precedent
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment
SecondAmendment
Latest Conference:
2026-01-16
(distributed 7 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment, both facially and as applied to Mr. Willis, in light of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen and United States v. Rahimi
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment, both facially and as applied to Mr. Willis , in light of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen , 597 U.S. 1 (2022) , and United States v. Rahimi , 602 U.S. 680 (2024) .
Docket Entries
2026-01-20
Petition DENIED.
2026-01-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
2026-01-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025.
2025-12-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
2025-11-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2025.
2025-09-17
Rescheduled.
2025-09-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-08-21
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2025-08-15
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 17, 2025.
2025-08-14
Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 18, 2025 to September 17, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-07-18
Response Requested. (Due August 18, 2025)
2025-07-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-07-11
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-07-11
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-07-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 6, 2025)
2025-05-29
Application (24A1162) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until July 2, 2025.
2025-05-20
Application (24A1162) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 2, 2025 to July 2, 2025, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
Attorneys
Joshua Willis
Leah D. Yaffe — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Leah D. Yaffe — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
Moez Mansoor Kaba — Hueston Hennigan LLP, Respondent