No. 24-7217

Ladarius Dean v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-05-15
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: commerce-clause criminal-statute felony-possession firearm-possession interstate-commerce second-amendment
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2025-06-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) prohibiting firearm possession by persons with prior convictions violates the Second Amendment and the Commerce Clause

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

(1) Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)— the statute that prohibits firearm possession by any person who was previous ly convicted of “a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term ex ceeding one year”—violates the Second Amendment. (2) Whether application of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) to petitioner violated the Commerce Clause wher e the only proof of a nexus between his firearm possession and interstate commerce consiste d of the fact that the firearm had crossed a state line at some point before coming into petitioner’s possession.

Docket Entries

2025-06-30
Petition DENIED.
2025-06-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/26/2025.
2025-06-09
Memorandum For The United States in Opposition of United States submitted.
2025-06-09
Waiver of Ladarius Dean of the 14-day waiting period submitted.
2025-06-09
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2025-06-09
Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner.
2025-05-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 16, 2025)

Attorneys

Ladarius Dean
Scott Andrew MartinFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
Scott Andrew MartinFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent