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Clarence Pearson v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 25-10558 · judgment March 5, 2026
Questions presented
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Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) comports with the Second Amendment.
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Whether Congress may criminalize intrastate firearm possession based solely on the firearm crossing state lines at some point before the defendant came to possess it.
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Whether, under abuse-of-discretion review and absent a finding of harmlessness, a court of appeals must vacate and remand when the sentencing record suggests the district court impermissibly weighed a sentencing factor.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Maria Gabriela Vega
Office of the Federal Public Defender, NDTX
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.
- Aug 13 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Aug 05 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jul 06 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 10, 2026)