The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has agreed to rehear two cases involving federal gun bans for felons. According to a legal roundup published by Reason, the cases raise issues under both the Commerce Clause and the Second Amendment.
En banc review means the full circuit court will reconsider the matters rather than leaving the decisions to a smaller panel. The move suggests the court sees the questions as important enough for broader rehearing.
One case is centered on Congress’s authority under the Commerce Clause to prohibit felons from possessing firearms. The other focuses on whether such a prohibition violates the Second Amendment. Since this is a single source, there are no differing accounts to compare.