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United States v. Edward Cockerham
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-60401 · judgment December 17, 2025
Before the decision, about 10.9× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a federal-government petitioner, counsel who has won certiorari before, and a Fifth Circuit decision below.
Question presented
Whether 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1), the federal statute that prohibits the possession of a firearm by a person who has been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, violates the Second Amendment as applied to respondent. (I)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
For respondent
Michael Scott
Office of the Federal Public Defender
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Jun 08 2026Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
- Jun 08 2026Petition DENIED.
- May 19 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/4/2026.
- Apr 29 2026Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Edward Cockerham.
- Apr 29 2026Brief of respondent Edward Cockerham in opposition filed.
- Mar 17 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 29, 2026.
- Mar 16 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 30, 2026 to April 29, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Feb 27 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 30, 2026)