No. 25-6078

Torrence Denard Whitaker v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2025-11-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (3)IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: None
Latest Conference: 2026-01-16 (distributed 3 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

(1) Whether after New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022) and United States v. Rahimi, 602 U.S. 680 (2024), a criminal defendant may raise an as-applied Second Amendment challenge to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).

(2) If so, whether under the Bruen/Rahimi methodology, the Second Amendment is unconstitutional as applied to a defendant like Petitioner with only non-violent priors.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Question not identified.

Docket Entries

2026-01-20
Petition DENIED.
2026-01-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
2026-01-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-11-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025.
2025-11-18
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-11-18
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-11-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 10, 2025)
2025-09-16
Application (25A300) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until November 6, 2025.
2025-09-11
Application (25A300) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 7, 2025 to November 6, 2025, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Torrence Whitaker
Brenda Greenberg BrynFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent