No. 22-915October Term 2023Decided Jun 21, 2024
Docket 22-915October Term 2023 (2023–2024)
United States v. Rahimi
The Court reversed the Fifth Circuit and upheld the federal ban on gun possession by people subject to domestic-violence restraining orders.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jun 21, 2024
Case AcceptedJun 30, 2023
Arguments HeardNov 7, 2023
Decision ReleasedJun 21, 2024
- What it's about
The Court reversed the Fifth Circuit and upheld the federal ban on gun possession by people subject to domestic-violence restraining orders. It held that temporary disarmament in those circumstances fits within the Nation's historical firearm-regulation tradition.
Question presented
Does 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8), which prohibits the possession of firearms by persons subject to domestic-violence restraining orders, violate the Second Amendment?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit / Decision released Jun 21, 2024
- Area
First Amendment, Gun Rights
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Apr 30, 2026
- Method
- Methodology