No. 25-5516
Joshua Omar Garcia v. United States
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Key Terms:
SecondAmendment
SecondAmendment
Latest Conference:
2026-01-16
(distributed 4 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), which prohibits felons from possessing firearms or ammunition, violates the Second Amendment—either on its face or as applied to the petitioner.
2. Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), which purports to make a felon's intrastate possession of firearms and ammunition a federal crime solely because those items crossed state lines at some point, exceeds Congress's Commerce Clause authority.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Question not identified.
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.
2025-11-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
2025-11-03
Memorandum for the United States in Opposition of United States submitted.
2025-11-03
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2025-09-29
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 3, 2025.
2025-09-26
Motion of United States for an extension of time submitted.
2025-09-26
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 2, 2025 to November 3, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-08-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 2, 2025)
2025-07-25
Application (25A85) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until August 28, 2025.
2025-07-18
Application (25A85) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 29, 2025 to August 28, 2025, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
Attorneys
Joshua Garcia
Leah D. Yaffe — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent