No. 25-6079

James Anthony Brian Morelock v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2025-11-10
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response RequestedResponse WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-challenge criminal-rights felony-possession firearms-ban second-amendment sentencing-guidelines
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2025-12-12
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is the lifetime ban on firearms possession by all felons, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), unconstitutional on its face, because it is permanent and applies to all persons convicted of felonies, even those who are not violent and pose no risk to the public?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Is the lifetime ban on firearms possession by all felons, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), unconstitutional on its face, because it is permanent and applies to all persons convicted of felonies, even those who are not violent and pose no risk to the public? 2. Is this lifetime ban unconstitutional as applied to Petitioner ? 3. Is federal bank robbery in 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) indivisible, such that no form of bank robbery qualifies as a “crime of violence” under the federal sentencing guidelines ? 4. If the statute is divisible, did the Eleventh Circuit err in holding that attempted federal bank ro bbery necessarily includes “the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force,” such that it qualifies as a “crime of violence” for purposes of the sentencing guidelines ?

Docket Entries

2026-02-02
Brief of United States in opposition submitted.
2026-02-02
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2025-12-31
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 2, 2026.
2025-12-29
Motion of United States for an extension of time submitted.
2025-12-29
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 2, 2026 to February 2, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-12-02
Response Requested. (Due January 2, 2026)
2025-11-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025.
2025-11-19
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-11-19
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-11-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 10, 2025)
2025-09-26
Application (25A351) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until November 5, 2025.
2025-09-22
Application (25A351) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 6, 2025 to December 5, 2025, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

James Anthony Brian Morelock
Joseph AustinFederal Defender Program, Inc., Petitioner
Joseph AustinFederal Defender Program, Inc., Petitioner
Joseph AustinFederal Defender Program, Inc., Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent