The Government is seeking certiorari from Range v. Attorney General, United States, 69 F.4th 96 (3d Cir. 2023) (en banc), which held that 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) was unconstitutional as applied to Bryan Range, whose predicate offense was a (1995) conviction for making a false statement to obtain government benefits. See Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, et al. v. Bryan David Range, No. 23-374. The case is to be conferenced tomorrow, November 17, 2023.

The Solicitor General filed the government’s petition for a writ of certiorari on October 5, 2023. Respondent Bryan Range’s papers were filed on October 18, 2023. The Solicitor General filed its reply on November 1, 2023.

The Supreme Court docket is available at: https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-374.html

Posted by Darrell Fields
Categories: 922(g), second amendment

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