Federal power over gun possession
Ayala v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition denied.
- What it’s about
- The Supreme Court refused to hear Albert Ayala’s request for review (denied review) of his challenge to Congress’s power to regulate intrastate firearm and ammunition possession under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).
- Who it affects
- Ayala gets no Supreme Court ruling on whether the law exceeds Congress's power.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Court did not decide that constitutional question.
Ayala challenged the law both as a whole and as applied to possession within one state.
Question presented
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) exceeds Congress’s authority under the Commerce Clause, facially and as applied to intrastate firearm and ammunition possession?
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