No. 24-5406

Michael Hoeft v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-08-28
Status: GVR
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: constitutional-challenge criminal-conviction federal-law firearm-possession second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment
Latest Conference: 2024-11-01
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) and (9), the statutes prohibiting possession of firearms by persons convicted of: (1) crimes punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year; and (2) misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence, are facially unconstitutional under the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) and (9) prohibiting firearm possession by certain convicted persons are facially unconstitutional under the Second Amendment

Docket Entries

2024-12-06
Judgment Issued.
2024-11-04
Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of <i>United States</i> v. <i>Rahimi</i>, 602 U. S. ___ (2024).
2024-10-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2024.
2024-09-26
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2024-08-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 27, 2024)

Attorneys

Michael Hoeft
Rick RamstadBANGS, MCCULLEN, BUTLER, FOYE & SIMMONS, LLP, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent