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Chadin Derron Kelly v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 25-10901 · judgment June 10, 2026
Questions presented
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Whether this Court should grant, vacate, and remand for reconsideration because of an intervening circuit decision that may invalidate precedent on which the panel opinion below relies.
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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.
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
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Proceedings
- Oct 13 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 12, 2026.
- Oct 09 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 13, 2026 to November 12, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Sep 08 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 13, 2026)