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Billy J. Wilkins v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 24-6157 · judgment October 28, 2025


Certiorari denied · February 23, 2026

Question presented

I. Is the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in United States v. Williams, 113 F.4th 637 (6th Cir. 2024) unconstitutional because it allows a judge to determine a fact that should be presented to a jury and violates the right to remain silent? II. Must a vagueness challenge, or even overbreadth challenges, to 18 U.S.C. §922(g)(1) be reviewed under the particular facts of the case at bar or should Second Amendment issues be reviewed the same as First Amendment Freedoms? III. Does the criminalization of possession of a weapon in a person’s home pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §924(c) violate the Second Amendment?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jeffrey C. Rager
Rager Law Firm

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Feb 23 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 22 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
  3. Jan 15 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Dec 30 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 5, 2026)