No. 22-915October Term 2023Decided Jun 21, 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
- 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
Timing
Decided June 21, 2024
The Court released its decision 227 days after oral argument on November 7, 2023. The median for cases argued in November is 136 days.
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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
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