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No. 25-7663October Term 2025Before Arguments

Docket 25-7663October Term 2025 (2025–2026)

Robert Carlos Cerrillo, Petitioner v. United States

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Case status

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What it's about

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Question presented

1. Whether 18 U.S.C. §922(g)(1) comports with the Second Amendment? 2. Whether 18 U.S.C. §922(g) permits conviction for the possession of any firearm that has ever crossed state lines at any time in the indefinite past, and, if so, if it is facially unconstitutional?

Case path

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit / Accepted by the Court

Area

Gun Rights

Timing

Expected by late June 2026, if argued this term

The Court granted review but has not yet scheduled oral argument. Once argued, the median case reaches a decision in 94 days. Nearly all cases are decided by the end of the term in which they are argued.

The Court does not announce decision dates in advance.Argument and decision days

Grounding

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Primary-source trail available.
Note
Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
Checked
Sep 1, 2026
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