No. 20-6420
Oscar Urias Espinoza, Jr. v. United States
Tags: commerce-clause constitutional-power criminal-law criminal-statute federal-jurisdiction federal-law felony-restriction firearm-possession firearms statutory-interpretation united-states-constitution
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference:
2021-01-08
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) exceed Congress's power under the Commerce Clause?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Does 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), which criminalizes possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, exceed Congress’s power under the Commerce Clause? No. In the Supreme Court of the United States OSCAR URIAS ESPINOZA, JR., PETITIONER, V. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, RESPONDENT PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Petitioner Oscar Urias Espinoza, Jr. asks that a writ of certiorari issue to review the opinion and judgment entered by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on June 22, 2020.
Docket Entries
2021-01-11
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-12-15
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-11-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 28, 2020)
Attorneys
Oscar Urias Espinoza, Jr.
United States
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent