Case Explained: Summary Calendar United States of America Plaintiff— v. Nacorian Lee Taylor Defendant—

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Filed: 2026-07-14

The Fifth Circuit granted the Government’s motion for summary affirmance and affirmed the district court’s judgment upholding Nacorian Lee Taylor’s conviction and sentence for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The court held that Taylor’s facial and as-applied challenges to the statute based on *New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n, Inc. v. Bruen* are foreclosed by controlling Fifth Circuit precedent, specifically *United States v. Diaz*, *United States v. Schnur*, and *United States v. Bullock*. Additionally, the court ruled that Taylor’s arguments regarding the Commerce Clause and the statute’s interstate commerce element are precluded by prior decisions in *United States v. Alcantar* and *United States v. Rawls*. Consequently, the court denied the Government’s alternative motion for an extension of time and ordered the judgment affirmed without further briefing or oral argument.

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