No. 25-6468

Derrick Hahn v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-02
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
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 MartinFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent