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Jermaine Jackson v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-50930 · judgment March 12, 2026
Questions presented
Below, Petitioner Jermaine Jackson challenged the constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), which makes it a crime for a person convicted of a felony to possess a firearm. The court of appeals affirmed. The questions presented are:
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Does 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)’s lifetime ban on the possession of firearms by all felons violate the Second Amendment on its face and as applied to Jackson?
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Can Congress criminalize intrastate possession of a firearm solely because it crossed state lines at some point before it came into a person’s possession?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Kristin Michelle Kimmelman
Federal Public Defender's Office
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 5, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 05 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jul 09 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Jul 02 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jun 09 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 15, 2026)