Gun rights after old convictions
White v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition denied.
- What it’s about
- Tameek White challenges the federal law barring people with felony convictions from possessing guns, asking whether it can disarm an American citizen acting in self-defense because of a years-old conviction.
- Who it affects
- White did not get Supreme Court review, and the Court did not decide whether the law can be applied to him.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The available action information does not establish what the Supreme Court did with his petition.
Federal law bars people with felony convictions from possessing guns, and White challenged that restriction under the Second Amendment.
Question presented
Is 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) susceptible to an as-applied challenge under the Second Amendment where it results in disarming an American citizen acting in self-defense due to a years-old predicate conviction?
Documents
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- Why did the Court refuse review?
- The order says the petition was denied but gives no reason.
- Was oral argument scheduled?
- No; the case was listed as not yet scheduled for argument.
- Did the order report how the justices voted?
- No vote count or individual opinion lineup is reported.
Sources
Primary materials plus reporting. Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.