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James Anthony Brian Morelock v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 22-13439 · judgment January 10, 2025
Questions presented
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Is the lifetime ban on firearms possession by all felons, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), unconstitutional on its face, because it is permanent and applies to all persons convicted of felonies, even those who are not violent and pose no risk to the public?
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Is this lifetime ban unconstitutional as applied to Petitioner?
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Is federal bank robbery in 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) indivisible, such that no form of bank robbery qualifies as a “crime of violence” under the federal sentencing guidelines?
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If the statute is divisible, did the Eleventh Circuit err in holding that attempted federal bank robbery necessarily includes “the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force,” such that it qualifies as a “crime of violence” for purposes of the sentencing guidelines?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Joseph Austin
Federal Defender Program, Inc.
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Proceedings
- Mar 09 2026Petition DENIED.
- Feb 19 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/6/2026.
- Feb 17 2026Reply of petitioner James Anthony Brian Morelock filed. (Distributed)
- Feb 02 2026Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
- Dec 31 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 2, 2026.
- Dec 29 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 2, 2026 to February 2, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Dec 02 2025Response Requested. (Due January 2, 2026)
- Nov 26 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025.
- Nov 19 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Nov 05 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 10, 2025)
- Sep 26 2025Application (25A351) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until November 5, 2025.
- Sep 22 2025Application (25A351) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 6, 2025 to December 5, 2025, submitted to Justice Thomas.