No. 25-6468
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: commerce-clause constitutional-rights criminal-law firearms-regulation second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference:
2026-02-20
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violates the Second Amendment when applied to an individual based on his past conviction for a non-violent offense.
2. Whether application of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violated the Commerce Clause where the only proof of a nexus between the individual's firearm possession and interstate commerce consisted of the fact that the firearm had crossed a state line at some point before coming into their possession.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violates the Second Amendment when applied to an individual based on a non-violent offense and whether its application violated the Commerce Clause
Docket Entries
2026-02-23
Petition DENIED.
2026-01-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-13
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-12-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 2, 2026)
Attorneys
Derrick Hahn
Scott Andrew Martin — Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent