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Dayveon Batiste v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-11064 · judgment October 9, 2025


Certiorari denied · February 23, 2026

Question presented

I. Whether 18 U.S.C. §922(n) is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment framework of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen. II. Whether 18 U.S.C. §922(n) should be construed to require a more substantial connection to interstate commerce than the mere passage of a firearm across state lines in an unspecified way, and if not, whether it exceeds Congress’s power to enact?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Stephanie Eileen Inman
The Law Office of Stephanie Inman

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Feb 23 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 29 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
  3. Jan 21 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Jan 07 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 13, 2026)