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Lester Landrum v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 25-60167 · judgment March 5, 2026
Certiorari denied · October 19, 2026
Questions presented
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Does 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violate the Second Amendment on its face or as applied to Petitioner?
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Does 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) exceed Congress’s authority under the Commerce Clause on its face or as applied to Petitioner’s intrastate possession of a firearm?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Abby Brumley
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 2 conferences
Order
Order list, October 19, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 19 2026Petition DENIED.
- Oct 01 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/16/2026.
- Sep 24 2026Reply of petitioner Lester Landrum filed.
- Sep 14 2026Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
- Aug 11 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 14, 2026.
- Aug 07 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 13, 2026 to September 14, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Jul 14 2026Response Requested. (Due August 13, 2026)
- Jun 25 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Jun 16 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jun 02 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 6, 2026)