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Carl Morgan v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-40152 · judgment August 5, 2025
Certiorari denied · January 20, 2026
Questions presented
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Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violates the Second Amendment when applied to individuals based on their past conviction for a non-violent offense.
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Whether application of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violated the Commerce Clause where the only proof of a nexus between the individual’s firearm possession and interstate commerce consisted of the fact that the firearm had crossed a state line at some point before coming into their possession.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Kathryn Shephard
Federal Public Defender
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 3 conferences
Proceedings
- Jan 20 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jan 12 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
- Jan 05 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
- Nov 26 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025.
- Nov 18 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Nov 03 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 8, 2025)