No. 23-5920

Leopoldo Ramirez-Moreno v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-10-31
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: commerce-clause constitutional-interpretation federal-authority firearm firearm-possession interstate-commerce scarborough state-affairs united-states-v-lopez
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2023-12-08 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether Congress may criminalize intrastate possession of a firearm solely because the firearm crossed state lines at some point before the defendant came to possess it.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Congress may criminalize intrastate possession of a firearm solely because the firearm crossed state lines at some point before the defendant came to possess it

Docket Entries

2023-12-11
Petition DENIED.
2023-12-01
Rescheduled.
2023-12-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2023.
2023-11-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2023.
2023-11-03
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-10-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 30, 2023)

Attorneys

Leopoldo Ramirez-Moreno
Maria Gabriela VegaOffice of the Federal Public Defender, NDTX, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent