No. 25-7663October Term 2025Before Arguments
Robert Carlos Cerrillo, Petitioner v. United States
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Case status
- Current stage
- Before Arguments
- Latest event
- Accepted by the Court
- Decision timing
- No window until argument is scheduled.
- 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.
Briefing
What it's about
Robert Carlos Cerrillo is asking the Supreme Court to review a Fifth Circuit case about 18 U.S.C. §922(g), a federal gun law. The petition asks whether §922(g)(1) fits the Second Amendment and whether §922(g) can reach a gun because it crossed state lines at some point in the past.
Argument
The case is at the certiorari (review) stage. No oral argument is scheduled, and no substantive justice or advocate reactions are available yet.
Impact
If the justices take the case, the answer could affect federal gun-possession prosecutions and how courts read §922(g). For example, it could matter in cases where the gun's link to federal law is that it once moved across state lines.
What is at stake in Robert Carlos Cerrillo v. United States?
The petition asks whether 18 U.S.C. §922(g)(1) matches the Second Amendment. It also asks whether past travel across state lines is enough to support a §922(g) conviction.
Who could be affected if the Court takes this case?
People charged under §922(g), federal prosecutors, and lower courts could all be affected. The case could shape how broadly the law applies to gun possession.
What happens next in Robert Carlos Cerrillo v. United States?
The justices must decide whether to grant certiorari (agree to hear the case). No oral argument is scheduled, and no decision window is available yet.
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Grounding
- Grounding
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- Note
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- Checked
- Jul 17, 2026
- Method
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