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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

Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, October 6, 2025 · Certiorari denied

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)