No. 24-6103
Christopher Gonzales v. United States
Tags: commerce-clause congressional-power criminal-law felony-prohibition firearms-possession second-amendment
Latest Conference:
2025-01-10
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Does 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)'s lifetime ban on the possession of firearms by all felons violate the Second Amendment on its face and as applied to Gonzales, who has a prior drug possession felony conviction?
2. Can Congress criminalize intrastate possession of a firearm solely because it crossed state lines at some point before it came into a person's possession?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)'s lifetime ban on firearm possession by felons violate the Second Amendment and can Congress criminalize intrastate firearm possession based on prior interstate travel?
Docket Entries
2025-01-13
Petition DENIED.
2024-12-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025.
2024-12-13
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2024-12-13
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-12-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 9, 2025)
Attorneys
Christopher Gonzales
Kristin Michelle Kimmelman — Federal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent