Case: Daniel Welles, Attorney General of the United States v. John Doe
The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted on the following two questions:
- Whether a noncitizen unlawfully present in the United States but with substantial ties to the country is part of “the people” with Second Amendment rights.
- Whether the government can disarm noncitizens unlawfully present in the United States but with substantial ties to the country, consistent with the history of the Second Amendment.
Judges
- Honorable Ketanji Brown Jackson, associate justice of the United States Supreme Court
- Honorable Patti B. Saris, United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- Honorable Joan L. Larsen, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Teams
The Honorable Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Memorial Team (Petitioner)
- Arvind Ashok
- Edward “Ned” Bless
- Andrew Hayes
- Emily Malpass
- Richard Nehrboss
- Daniel Wasserman
The Honorable Constance Baker Motley Memorial Team (Respondent)
- Elle Buellesbach
- Vaishalee Chaudhary
- Andrew Cogut
- Alex Fredman
- Sophia Kwende
- Alexandra (“Mac”) Taylor