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HENDERSON v. U.S.

No. 13-1487.

135 S.Ct. 1780 (2015)

Tony HENDERSON, Petitioner v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 18, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel R. Ortiz, Charlottesville, VA, for Petitioner.

Ann O'Connell, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

John P. Elwood, Vinson & Elkins LLP, Washington, DC, Daniel R. Ortiz, Counsel of Record, Toby J. Heytens, University of Virginia School of Law Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, Charlottesville, VA, Mark T. Stancil, Robins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber LLP, Washington, DC, David T. Goldberg, Donahue & Goldberg LLP, New York, NY, for Petitioner.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Leslie R. Caldwell, Assistant Attorney General, Michael R. Dreeben, Deputy Solicitor General, Ann O'Connell, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Vijay Shanker, Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

KAGAN, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.

Government agencies sometimes come into possession of firearms lawfully owned by individuals facing serious criminal charges. If convicted, such a person cannot recover his guns because a federal statute, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), prohibits any felon from possessing firearms. In this case, we consider...

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