Videos tagged with Zaki Rahimi

This video analyzes the Supreme Court's 8-1 decision in Zaki Rahimi v. United States, upholding a federal law that prohibits individuals subject to domestic violence restraining orders from possessing firearms. Chief Justice Roberts authored the majority opinion, emphasizing that the Second Amendment is not unlimited and that the state has a compelling interest in protecting individuals from domestic violence. Justice Thomas dissented, arguing for a stricter interpretation rooted solely in historical context.

This video discusses a brief filed in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of Zaki Rahimi challenging the constitutionality of 18 USC 922 G8, which prohibits firearm possession by individuals subject to domestic violence restraining orders. The brief argues that this statute is not consistent with the Second Amendment under the Bruin methodology, emphasizing the lack of historical analogues for such broad disarming measures based solely on civil orders. It highlights that historical remedies for domestic abuse involved different means than firearm prohibition and questions the government's authority to enact such laws.