No. 25-6574

Christopher Michael Arredondo v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-14
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-law criminal-statute firearm-possession interstate-commerce second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) comports with the Second Amendment and whether Congress may criminalize intrastate firearm possession based solely on the firearm crossing state lines at some point before the defendant came to possess it

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) comports with the Second Amendment. 2. Whether Congress may criminalize intrastate firearm possession based solely on the firearm crossing state lines at some point before the defendant came to possess it. i

Docket Entries

2026-01-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-21
Waiver of United States of America of right to respond submitted.
Main Document
2026-01-21
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
Main Document
2026-01-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 13, 2026)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionProof of Service

Attorneys

Christopher Arredondo
Maria Gabriela Vega — Office of the Federal Public Defender, NDTX, Petitioner
Maria Gabriela Vega — Office of the Federal Public Defender, NDTX, Petitioner
Maria Gabriela Vega — Office of the Federal Public Defender, NDTX, Petitioner
United States of America
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent