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Antonio Robledo Tovar v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-10664 · judgment May 12, 2025

Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025

Question presented

  1. Federal law bans the possession of firearms by anyone who has ever been convicted of a crime punishable by more than one year of imprisonment. 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). How should courts decide whether an individual prosecution or conviction under that statute is consistent with the Second Amendment to the Constitution? 2. Under the prevailing interpretation of the nexus-with-commerce element of the federal possession ban, a former felon possesses “in or affecting commerce” a firearm if the firearm was made in another state. Does Congress have the constitutional authority to enact such a law? DIRECTLY RELATED PROCEEDINGS United States v. Tovar, No. 3:20-cr-633 (N.D. Tex. July 29, 2024) United States v. Tovar, No. 24-10664 (5th Cir. May 12, 2025) TABLE OF CONTENTS Questions Presented .................................................................................................... ii Directly Related Proceedings ...................................................................................... ii Table of Authorities .................................................................................................... iv Opinions Below ............................................................................................................ 1 Jurisdiction .................................................................................................................. 1 Constitutional and statutory Provisions Involved ..................................................... 2 Statement ..................................................................................................................... 2 Reasons for Granting the Petition .............................................................................. 3

Counsel of record

For petitioner
James Matthew Wright
Office of the Federal Public Defender

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 28 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  3. Aug 20 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. Aug 11 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 12, 2025)
    Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service