No. 25-6008

Andre Edwards Sanchez v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-10-31
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: None
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw SecondAmendment DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)( 3), the federal statute that prohibits firearm possession by a person who “is an unlawful user of … any controlled substance,” violates the Second Amendment either facially or as applied to an individual who was under the influence of marijuana at the time of possession . 2. Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3)’s ban on firearm possession by “an unlawful user” of a controlled substance—a term not defined in the statute— is unconstitutionally vague.

Docket Entries

2026-01-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-02
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2025-11-26
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 2, 2026.
2025-11-25
Motion of United States for an extension of time submitted.
2025-11-25
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 1, 2025 to January 1, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-10-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 1, 2025)

Attorneys

Andre Edwards Sanchez
Carl Richard HenniesFederal Public Defender, Western District of Texas, Petitioner
Carl Richard HenniesFederal Public Defender, Western District of Texas, Petitioner
Carl Richard HenniesFederal Public Defender, Western District of Texas, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent