Clemson Law Review

A student-edited journal of legal scholarship

Volume I, Issue I December 2025

Case Summaries

United States v. Hemani

146 S. Ct. 1677 (2026)

The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment in Hemani’s favor. Justice Gorsuch concluded that the government’s prosecution of Hemani under § 922(g)(3)’s unlawful-user provision was inconsistent with the Second Amendment as applied to him. Importantly, however, the Court did not find § 922(g)(3) unconstitutional in every possible application. The distinction between declaring a law unconstitutional and declaring its application to a particular person unconstitutional is important to understanding Hemani.

By Orion Musial

Trump v. Cook

146 S. Ct. 2234 (2026)

In Trump v. Cook, the Supreme Court considered whether to grant a stay on behalf of the government against a preliminary injunction to prevent the removal of Lisa Cook, a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

By Alley Tyndall

Barrett v. United States

No. 24-5774 (U.S. Jan. 14, 2026)

In the case of Barrett v. United States, 607 U.S. ___ (2026), Dwayne Barrett, a getaway driver in a string of 2011-2012 New York armed robberies, was arrested and indicted on seven charges for being an accomplice in the robbery and killing of Gamar Dafalla.

By Patrick Keegan

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