No. 25-5944

Chockie Lee Hightower v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-10-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: constitutional-challenge criminal-law federal-statute firearms-possession interstate-commerce statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference: 2025-11-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 18 U.S.C. §922(g) permits conviction for the possession of any firearm that has ever crossed state lines at any time in the indefinite past, and, if so, if it is facially unconstitutional?

Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether 18 U.S.C. §922(g) permits conviction for the possession of any firearm that has ever crossed state lines at any time in the indefinite past, and, if so, if it is facially unconstitutional?

Docket Entries

2025-11-24
Petition DENIED.
2025-11-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2025.
2025-10-30
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-10-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-10-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 24, 2025)

Attorneys

Chockie Hightower
Christy Posnett MartinFederal Public Defender-Northern District of Texas, Petitioner
Christy Posnett MartinFederal Public Defender-Northern District of Texas, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent