Felons owning guns
Jose Alvaro Cervantes, Jr. v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Jose Alvaro Cervantes Jr. has asked the Supreme Court to review whether federal law allows his firearm conviction based on a gun having crossed state lines at any time in the past, and whether the law barring people with felony convictions from possessing guns violates the Second Amendment.
- What's at stake
- The Supreme Court has not agreed to review Cervantes's conviction, leaving his petition pending.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
Cervantes's petition comes from a case in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Question presented
1. 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? 2. Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) comports with the Second Amendment?
What happens next
The next step is for the Court to decide whether to hear the case. No argument date or decision window is set before that decision.
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Sources
Primary materials plus reporting. Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.