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Isaac John Olivas v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-10268 · judgment May 27, 2025
Certiorari denied · January 20, 2026
Questions presented
- 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. Olivas, No. 2:23-cr-64 (N.D. Tex.) United States v. Olivas, No. 24-10268 (5th Cir.)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
James Matthew Wright
Office of the Federal Public Defender
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 4 conferences
Proceedings
- Jan 20 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jan 12 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
- Jan 05 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
- Dec 08 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025.
- Nov 13 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
- Oct 27 2025Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
- Sep 22 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 27, 2025.
- Sep 18 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 26, 2025 to October 27, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Aug 25 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 26, 2025)