Gun rights after a felony
Andre Demarcus Rubell v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Andre Demarcus Rubell filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to review his case from the Fifth Circuit.
- What's at stake
- Rubell's challenges to sentencing rules and federal firearm restrictions remain unresolved; the Supreme Court has not decided whether to review them.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
He challenges the deference given to federal sentencing-guideline commentary and questions whether federal firearm laws cover guns that crossed state lines in the past and whether the ban on firearm possession by people with felony convictions violates the Second Amendment.
The petition raises one question about sentencing-guideline commentary and two about federal firearm restrictions.
Question presented
1. Whether Stinson v. United States will accurately state the level of deference due to the Commentary of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines? 2. Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) permits conviction for the possession of any firearm that has ever crossed state lines at any time in the indefinite past, and, if so, if it is facially unconstitutional? 3. Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) comports with the Second Amendment?
What happens next
The Court must decide whether to hear Rubell's petition. No oral argument or decision date is scheduled.
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Sources
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