No. 23-5920

Leopoldo Ramirez-Moreno v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-10-31
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: commerce-clause constitutional-interpretation federal-authority firearm firearm-possession interstate-commerce scarborough state-affairs united-states-v-lopez
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2023-12-08 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Congress may criminalize intrastate possession of a firearm solely because the firearm crossed state lines at some point before the defendant came to possess it

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether Congress may criminalize intrastate possession of a firearm solely because the firearm crossed state lines at some point before the defendant came to possess it. i

Docket Entries

2023-12-11
Petition DENIED.
2023-12-01
Rescheduled.
2023-12-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2023.
2023-11-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2023.
2023-11-03
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-10-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 30, 2023)

Attorneys

Leopoldo Ramirez-Moreno
Maria Gabriela VegaOffice of the Federal Public Defender, NDTX, Petitioner
Maria Gabriela VegaOffice of the Federal Public Defender, NDTX, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent