No. 23-7451
Hector Patricio Galvan v. United States
Tags: 2nd-amendment congressional-power criminal-conviction criminal-law due-process enumerated-powers firearm firearm-possession interstate-commerce second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference:
2024-06-06
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Does 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violate the Second Amendment on its face or as applied in this case?
2. Does the mere movement of a firearm from one state to another mean that every subsequent act of possession is possession "in or affecting commerce?"
3. Does 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) exceed Congress's enumerated powers?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violate the Second Amendment?
Docket Entries
2024-06-10
Petition DENIED.
2024-05-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/6/2024.
2024-05-16
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-05-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 10, 2024)
Attorneys
Hector Patricio Galvan
James Matthew Wright — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent