No. 23-6881

Miguel Salinas, Jr. v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-03-01
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: 2nd-amendment commerce-clause constitutional-interpretation criminal-law criminal-statute federal-jurisdiction firearm-possession firearms interstate-travel second-amendment standing
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment
Latest Conference: 2024-03-22
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violates the Second Amendment under New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, 142 S. Ct. 2111 (2022)

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violates the Second Amendment under New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, 142 S. Ct. 2111 (2022). 2. Whether Congress may criminalize intrastate possession of a firearm or ammunition solely because the firearm or ammunition crossed state lines at some point before the defendant came to possess it. ii

Docket Entries

2024-03-25
Petition DENIED.
2024-03-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2024.
2024-03-05
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-02-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 1, 2024)

Attorneys

Miguel Salinas
Kathryn ShephardFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
Kathryn ShephardFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent