No. 25-7219

Cedric Cornell Jackson v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-04-17
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: commerce-clause constitutional-challenge federal-criminal-statute felon-in-possession firearm-regulation second-amendment
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) permits conviction for the possession of any firearm that has ever crossed state lines at any time in the indefinite past, and, if so, if it is facially unconstitutional?

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

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) permits conviction for possession of any firearm that has ever crossed state lines at any time in the indefinite past, and if so, whether it is facially unconstitutional, and whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) comports with the Second Amendment

Docket Entries

2026-04-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 18, 2026)

Attorneys

Cedric Jackson
Adam Ryan NicholsonOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent