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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
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- 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)