Federal judge in Louisiana pauses rapper YoungBoy's gun trial pending US Supreme Court's decision on constitutionality of gun law.
Rapper YoungBoy's gun trial was paused by a federal judge in Louisiana until the U.S. Supreme Court decides if a federal law barring certain people from having firearms is constitutional. The criminal proceeding follows the Supreme Court's 2022 ruling that there is a constitutional right to bear firearms in public for self-defense and that gun restrictions must be deeply rooted in American history to survive constitutional scrutiny. YoungBoy, whose real name is Kentrell DeSean Gaulden, faces two federal gun charges, both carrying possible 10-year prison sentences.
March 14, 2024
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