No. 25-6574

Christopher Michael Arredondo v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-law criminal-statute firearm-possession interstate-commerce second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) comports with the Second Amendment.

2. Whether Congress may criminalize intrastate firearm possession based solely on the firearm crossing state lines at some point before the defendant came to possess it.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) comports with the Second Amendment and whether Congress may criminalize intrastate firearm possession based solely on the firearm crossing state lines at some point before the defendant came to possess it

Docket Entries

2026-02-23
Petition DENIED.
2026-01-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-21
Waiver of United States of America of right to respond submitted.
2026-01-21
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2026-01-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 13, 2026)

Attorneys

Christopher Arredondo
Maria Gabriela VegaOffice of the Federal Public Defender, NDTX, Petitioner
United States of America
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent