Walker v. U.S.
Petition for certiorari denied on May 31, 2016
Issue: Whether one who regains his or her federal civil rights by operation of federal law has had his civil rights "restored" within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(20), which bars anyone who has been convicted of a felony from possessing a firearm, but further provides that "[a]ny conviction . . . for which a person . . . has had civil rights restored shall not be considered a conviction," and therefore may exercise the fundamental constitutional right guaranteed by the Second Amendment.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 02/10/2016 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 17, 2016) |
| 02/29/2016 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioner |
| 03/15/2016 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including April 18, 2016. |
| 03/16/2016 | Brief amicus curiae of National Rifle Association of American filed. |
| 03/17/2016 | Brief amici curiae of Congress of Racial Equality, et al. filed. |
| 04/18/2016 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| 05/03/2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 19, 2016. |
| 05/11/2016 | Reply of petitioner Billy York Walker filed. (Distributed) |
| 05/23/2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 26, 2016. |
| 05/31/2016 | Petition DENIED. |