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Alexander Wesley Ledvina v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 24-2441 · judgment February 6, 2026


Pending

Questions presented

  1. Whether the Second Amendment precludes applying 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3)/ the statute prohibiting the possession of firearms by unlawful users of controlled substances/ to the Petitioner and a conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 924(a)(1)(A), the statute criminalizing false representations with respect to information required to be kept in the records of a firearms dealer, for falsely representing that Petitioner was not an unlawful user.

  2. Whether the term "unlawful user" is unconstitutionally vague.

  3. Whether the court of appeals erred by deciding the constitutional issues without passing on the nonconstitutional issues.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Alexander Wesley Ledvina

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history

Proceedings

  1. Aug 27 2026
    Supplemental brief of petitioner Alexander Wesley Ledvina filed.
  2. Aug 05 2026
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 4, 2026.
  3. Aug 03 2026
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 5, 2026 to September 4, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
  4. Jun 17 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 5, 2026)