No. 25-5299

Alfred Lamar Shavers v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2025-08-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-law due-process felony-prohibition firearm-possession second-amendment
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the crime of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon passes constitutional muster under the Second Amendment where there is a blanket prohibition that automatically applies to any felony conviction

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

No question identified. : QUEST ION PRESENTED QUESTION: W HETHER TH E CRIM E OF POSSESSION OF A FIR EARM BY A CONVICTED FELON PASSES CONSTITUTIONAL MUSTER UNDE R THE SECOND AMENDMENT W HERE THERE IS A BLANKET PROHIBI TION THAT AUTOMATICALLY A PPLIES TO A NYONE CONVICTED OF ANY FELON Y i LIST OF PARTI ES All parties appear on the caption of the case on the cover page. ii TABLE OF CONTENT S TABLE OF AUT HORITIES CITED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv OPINION BELOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v JURISDICTI ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vi CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY PROVISIONS INVOLVED . . . . . . . . . vi STATEMENT OF TH E CASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 REASONS FOR GRANTING THE PETITION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 CONCLUSION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Docket Entries

2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-08-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-08-13
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-08-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 8, 2025)

Attorneys

Alfred Lamar Shavers
Ryan Thomas TruskoskiRyan Thomas Truskoski, P.A., Petitioner
Ryan Thomas TruskoskiRyan Thomas Truskoski, P.A., Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent