No. 23-5742

Joseph Michael Easton v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-10-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: 2nd-amendment commerce-clause constitutional-challenge criminal-law due-process federal-criminal-law firearm-possession interstate-commerce second-amendment standing statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2023-11-09
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether 18 U.S.C. §922(g) permits conviction for the possession of any firearm that
has ever crossed state lines at any time in the indefinite past, and, if so, if it is facially
unconstitutional?

Whether 18 U.S.C. §922(g)(1) comports with the Second Amendment?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 18 U.S.C. §922(g) permits conviction for the possession of any firearm that has ever crossed state lines at any time in the indefinite past, and, if so, if it is facially unconstitutional?

Docket Entries

2023-11-13
Petition DENIED.
2023-10-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/9/2023.
2023-10-18
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-10-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 9, 2023)

Attorneys

Joseph Easton
Kevin Joel Page — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent