Jury trials for domestic violence
Nguyen v. Louisiana
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Allison Nguyen asks whether a person charged with a misdemeanor domestic-violence offense punishable by up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine is entitled to a jury trial when a conviction also removes Second Amendment rights under federal and state law and cannot be expunged.
- What's at stake
- Nguyen’s petition leaves unresolved whether people facing these penalties are entitled to a jury trial.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
Her petition was distributed for a Supreme Court conference; that step is not a decision to hear the case.
The case comes from the Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Fifth Circuit.
Question presented
Does a defendant have a right to a jury trial in a misdemeanor domestic violence offense where the penalty carries up to six months in jail, a $1,000.00 fine, loss of all Second Amendment rights under federal law, loss of Second Amendment rights under state law, and can never be expunged?
What happens next
The petition is scheduled for a Supreme Court conference on September 28, 2026. The Court must decide whether to hear it; the conference listing does not guarantee an order date.
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