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Cameron Edwards v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 23-20504 · judgment May 5, 2025


Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025

Questions presented

  1. Whether the government’s prosecution of petitioner under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) based on his prior convictions violates the Second Amendment.

  2. 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

  1. Oct 06 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 21 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  3. Aug 13 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Jul 25 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 8, 2025)