No. 23-6793
Timothy Burks v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 2nd-amendment constitutional-law criminal-law criminal-statute due-process federal-jurisdiction firearm-possession interstate-commerce second-amendment
Latest Conference:
2024-03-15
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violates the Second Amendment under New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, 142 S. Ct. 2111 (2022).
2. Whether Congress may criminalize intrastate possession of a firearm or ammunition solely because the firearm or ammunition crossed state lines at some point before the defendant came to possess it.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violates the Second Amendment under New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, 142 S. Ct. 2111 (2022)
Docket Entries
2024-03-18
Petition DENIED.
2024-02-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2024.
2024-02-26
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-02-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 22, 2024)
Attorneys
Timothy Burks
Michael Lance Herman — Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent