Rehaif v. United States

CourtU.S. Supreme Court
CitationRehaif v. United States, 139 S.Ct. 914(Mem), 202 L.Ed.2d 641(Mem) (2019)
Decision Date11 January 2019
Docket NumberNo. 17–9560.,17–9560.
Parties Hamid Mohamed Ahmed Ali REHAIF, petitioner, v. UNITED STATES.

Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for writ certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit granted.

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  • THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS: FOR ME, BUT NOT FOR THEE?
    • United States
    • Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy Vol. 43 No. 2, March 2020
    • March 22, 2020
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