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Joshua Willis v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 23-1058 · judgment March 4, 2025
Certiorari denied · January 20, 2026
Question presented
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment, both facially and as applied to Mr. Willis, in light of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022), and United States v. Rahimi, 602 U.S. 680 (2024).
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Leah D. Yaffe
Office of the Federal Public Defender
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Proceedings
- Jan 20 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jan 12 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
- Jan 05 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
- Dec 08 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025.
- Dec 01 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
- Nov 05 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2025.
- Sep 17 2025Rescheduled.
- Sep 04 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
- Aug 21 2025Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
- Aug 15 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 17, 2025.
- Aug 14 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 18, 2025 to September 17, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Jul 18 2025Response Requested. (Due August 18, 2025)
- Jul 17 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
- Jul 11 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jul 02 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 6, 2025)
- May 29 2025Application (24A1162) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until July 2, 2025.
- May 20 2025Application (24A1162) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 2, 2025 to July 2, 2025, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.