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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