No. 23-7451

Hector Patricio Galvan v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-05-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: 2nd-amendment congressional-power criminal-conviction criminal-law due-process enumerated-powers firearm firearm-possession interstate-commerce second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference: 2024-06-06
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Does 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violate the Second Amendment on its face or as applied in this case?

2. Does the mere movement of a firearm from one state to another mean that every subsequent act of possession is possession "in or affecting commerce?"

3. Does 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) exceed Congress's enumerated powers?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violate the Second Amendment?

Docket Entries

2024-06-10
Petition DENIED.
2024-05-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/6/2024.
2024-05-16
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-05-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 10, 2024)

Attorneys

Hector Patricio Galvan
James Matthew WrightOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent