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Brant Davis v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-20258 · judgment March 31, 2025
Questions presented
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Whether the government may deprive citizens of their Second Amendment rights because they were previously convicted of a non-violent crime.
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Whether the government’s prosecution of petitioner under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) based on his non-violent prior convictions violates the Second Amendment.
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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 consisted of the fact that the firearm had crossed a state line at some point before coming into petitioner’s possession.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Rosa Victoria Garcia-Cross
Federal Public Defender's Office
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 06 2025Petition DENIED.
- Jul 17 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
- Jul 10 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jun 30 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 1, 2025)