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Brandon Michael Elwell v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 23-1407 · judgment April 11, 2025
Questions presented
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Whether the administrative law principles articulated in Kisor v. Wilkie, 588 U.S. 558 (2019), limit the deference owed to the United States Sentencing Commission’s commentary on the Sentencing Guidelines?
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Whether Mr. Elwell’s conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is plainly unconstitutional under the Second Amendment in light of New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n, Inc. v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022)?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
John Carl Arceci
Office of the Federal Public Defender
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, October 6, 2025 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 06 2025Petition DENIED.
- Jul 24 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
- Jul 22 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jul 10 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 14, 2025)