No. 25-5302

Cameron Edwards v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-08-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: commerce-clause criminal-prosecution firearm-possession interstate-commerce second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment Securities JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the government's prosecution under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violates the Second Amendment and the Commerce Clause

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Whether the government’s prosecution of petitioner under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) based on his prior convictions vi olates the Second Amendment. 2. Whether application of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) to petitioner violated the Commerce Clause where 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 so me point before coming into petitioner’s possession.

Docket Entries

2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-08-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-08-13
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-07-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 8, 2025)

Attorneys

Cameron Edwards
Rosa Victoria Garcia-CrossFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Rosa Victoria Garcia-CrossFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent