Gun rights after a felony
Ball v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Alonzo Ball asks the Supreme Court to review whether the federal law barring people convicted of felonies from possessing firearms is constitutional on its face under the Second Amendment and the nation’s history of gun regulation.
- What's at stake
- The Supreme Court has not yet decided the constitutional question Ball raised.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
He filed a petition for review and asked to proceed without paying the usual fees.
Ball’s petition asks whether the federal ban is constitutional under the Second Amendment and the nation’s history of gun regulation.
Question presented
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is facially constitutional under the Second Amendment and the Nation’s history and tradition of firearms regulation.
What happens next
The Court must decide whether to hear the case. No argument or decision date is set.
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Sources
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