United States v. Rahimi

602 U.S. 680 · U.S. Supreme Court

Holding and boundaries

Upheld the federal prohibition on firearm possession by persons subject to qualifying domestic-violence restraining orders.

Scope and limitations: The decision addresses the statute and record before the Court and does not validate every firearm restriction.

Open authoritative source

5 issue placements

Community Violence Intervention & Victim Services

United States v. Rahimi supports or supplies a protective rule relevant to Community Violence Intervention & Victim Services. Fit tier: Strong analogue. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.

Scope and limitations: The decision addresses the statute and record before the Court and does not validate every firearm restriction.

Verification-state description: official_opinion_identified; pinpoint_and_later_treatment_review_required

Gender-Based Safety

United States v. Rahimi supports or supplies a protective rule relevant to Gender-Based Safety. Fit tier: Direct. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.

Scope and limitations: The decision addresses the statute and record before the Court and does not validate every firearm restriction.

Verification-state description: official_opinion_identified; pinpoint_and_later_treatment_review_required

Gun Violence, Firearm Injury & Prevention

United States v. Rahimi supports or supplies a protective rule relevant to Gun Violence, Firearm Injury & Prevention. Fit tier: Direct. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.

Scope and limitations: The decision addresses the statute and record before the Court and does not validate every firearm restriction.

Verification-state description: official_opinion_identified; pinpoint_and_later_treatment_review_required

Institutional Protection, Justice, Survivor Remedy & Redress

United States v. Rahimi supports or supplies a protective rule relevant to Institutional Protection, Justice, Survivor Remedy & Redress. Fit tier: Direct. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.

Scope and limitations: The decision addresses the statute and record before the Court and does not validate every firearm restriction.

Verification-state description: official_opinion_identified; pinpoint_and_later_treatment_review_required

Military Sexual Harm & Accountability

United States v. Rahimi supports or supplies a protective rule relevant to Military Sexual Harm & Accountability. Fit tier: Contextual. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.

Scope and limitations: The decision addresses the statute and record before the Court and does not validate every firearm restriction.

Verification-state description: official_opinion_identified; pinpoint_and_later_treatment_review_required

Publication and provenance

The authority is published once; issue-specific orientation and fit remain separate placements. Analogue, contextual, and historical-adverse fits are not represented as controlling.

Published under research-publication-clearance-2026-07-21. deterministic validation and objective verification are not claimed.