No. 25-7173

Joseph Sowe v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-04-10
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: constitutional-law criminal-statute felon-in-possession firearm-regulation interstate-commerce second-amendment
Latest Conference: N/A
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

2026-04-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 11, 2026)

Attorneys

Joseph Sowe
Maria Gabriela VegaOffice of the Federal Public Defender, NDTX, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent