Class v. United States (Supreme Court Argument Oct. 4, 2017)

Rodney Class pled guilty to a law making it illegal to carry a firearm on United States Capitol grounds. He represented himself. Now, on appeal, with a lawyer, he wants to challenge the law on Second Amendment grounds.

Can you plead guilty and then challenge the law's constitutionality on appeal?

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This case is on appeal from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. See our page on federal court hierarchy.