United States v. Raheem Morrissette, 24-10353

Raheem Morrissette, a convicted felon, was stopped by police for a traffic violation; a search revealed marijuana and a pistol in his vehicle.
He was charged with violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), which prohibits felons from possessing firearms.
Morrissette moved to dismiss the indictment, arguing § 922(g)(1) violated his Second Amendment rights.
The district court denied his motion; Morrissette pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 57 months in prison.
On appeal, Morrissette continued to challenge the constitutionality of § 922(g)(1) under the Second Amendment.

Issue	Morrissette's Argument	Government's Argument	Held
Constitutionality of § 922(g)(1) felon ban	Statute violates the Second Amendment, on its face and as-applied	Statute is longstanding/presumptively lawful, foreclosed by precedent	Statute is constitutional; challenge foreclosed by precedent

District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008) (recognized individual right to bear arms but deemed felon-in-possession bans presumptively lawful)
United States v. Rozier, 598 F.3d 768 (11th Cir. 2010) (upheld § 922(g)(1) as not offending the Second Amendment)
N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022) (set test for evaluating constitutionality of gun laws under the Second Amendment)
United States v. Dubois, 94 F.4th 1284 (11th Cir. 2024) (Bruen did not abrogate Rozier; felon ban challenge foreclosed)
United States v. Rahimi, 144 S. Ct. 1889 (2024) (reaffirmed § 922(g)(1) felon-in-possession ban as presumptively lawful)