The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in the case of Delligatti v. United States, affirming that a violent crime can be committed through inaction. This decision upholds the conviction of a mafia associate involved in an attempted murder plot, despite not participating directly in the act. The ruling clarifies that the knowing or intentional causation of injury or death requires the 'use' of 'physical force' under federal sentencing laws related to firearms. This marks a departure from previous interpretations that limited the scope of what constitutes a violent crime, as noted by dissenting justices Gorush and Jackson.