No. 25-6078

Torrence Denard Whitaker v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2025-11-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (3)IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: None
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2026-01-16 (distributed 3 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

(1) Whether after New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen , 597 U.S. 1 (2022) and United States v. Rahimi , 602 U.S. 680 (2024), a criminal defendant may raise an as -applied Second Amendment challenge to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) . (2) If so, w hether under the Bruen/Rahimi methodology, the Second Amendment is unconstitutional as applied to a defendant like Petitioner with only nonviolent priors. ii INTERESTED PARTIES Pursuant to Sup. Ct. R. 14.1(b)(i), Petitioner submits that there are no

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.
2025-11-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025.
2025-11-18
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-11-18
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-11-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 10, 2025)
2025-09-16
Application (25A300) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until November 6, 2025.
2025-09-11
Application (25A300) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 7, 2025 to November 6, 2025, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Torrence Whitaker
Brenda Greenberg BrynFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
Brenda Greenberg BrynFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent