United States v. Rahimi
U.S. Supreme Court · decided June 21, 2024 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)
- Decided
- June 21, 2024
- Term
- October Term 2023
- Vote
- 8–1
- Majority author
- Justice Roberts
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome
- Petitioning party won
- Ideological direction
- Liberal
Opinion excerpt
PRELIMINARY PRINT Volume 602 U. S. Part 1 Pages 680–778 OFFICIAL REPORTS OF THE SUPREME COURT June 21, 2024 Page Proof Pending Publication REBECCA A. WOMELDORF reporter of decisions NOTICE: This preliminary print is subject to formal revision before the bound volume is published. Users are requested to notify the Reporter of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D. C. 20543, pio@supremecourt.gov, of any typographical or other formal errors. Syllabus UNITED STATES v. RAHIMI certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the fth circuit No. 22–915. Argued November 7, 2023—Decided June 21, 2024 Respondent Zackey Rahimi was indicted under 18 U. S. C. § 922(g)(8), a federal statute that prohibits individuals subject to a domestic violence restraining order from possessing a frearm. A prosecution under Sec- tion 922(g)(8) may proceed only if the restraining order meets certain statutory criteria. In particular, the order must either contain a fnd- ing that the defendant “represents a credible threat to the physical safety” of his intimate partner or his or his partner's child, § 922(g) (8)(C)(i), or “by its terms explicitly prohibit[ ] the use,” attempted use, or threatened use of “physical force” against those individuals, § 922(g) (8)(C)(ii). Rahimi concedes here that the restraining order against him satisfies the statutory criteria, but argues that…
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