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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
Certiorari denied · October 6, 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
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
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)