Shawn Thomas Johnson v. United States

Petitioner Shawn Johnson was a felon only because of his nonviolent offenses of manufacturing and uttering counterfeit United States currency. After being convicted under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), the Fourth Circuit rejected his as-applied challenge to the constitutionality of Section 922(g)(1) because it categorically rejects all as-applied challenges to Section 922(g)(1)’s constitutionality. Did the Fourth Circuit apply the wrong legal standard to Petitioner’s as-applied challenge? And did the Fourth Circuit err in concluding that Section § 922(g)(1)’s categorical ban on the possession of a firearm—by each and every convicted felon—is constitutional. -i-