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Torrence Denard Whitaker v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 24-10693 · judgment July 9, 2025
Certiorari denied · January 20, 2026
Question presented
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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).
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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.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Brenda Greenberg Bryn
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.
- Nov 26 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025.
- Nov 18 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Nov 06 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 10, 2025)
- Sep 16 2025Application (25A300) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until November 6, 2025.
- Sep 11 2025Application (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.