seemed likely Tuesday to preserve a federal law that prohibits people under domestic violence restraining orders from having guns.
The case before the court involves a Texas man who was accused of hitting his girlfriend during an argument in a parking lot and later threatening to shoot her. is taking up a challenge to a federal law that prohibits people from having guns if they are under a court order to stay away from their spouse, partner or other family members. The justices are hearing arguments Tuesday in their first case about guns sinceThe federal appeals court in New Orleans struck down the law, intended to protect domestic violence victims, following the Supreme Court's Bruen decision in June 2022.
The case before the court involves Zackey Rahimi, who lived near Fort Worth, Texas. Rahimi hit his girlfriend during an argument in a parking lot and then fired a gun at a witness in December 2019, according to court papers. Later, Rahimi called the girlfriend and threatened to shoot her if she told anyone about the assault, the Justice Department wrote in its Supreme Court brief.Eleven months later, Rahimi was a suspect in additional shootings when police searched his apartment and found guns.
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