upholding law prohibiting the possession of firearms by any person convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence crime
Summary of this case from N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol Ass'n v. City of N.Y.No. 10–7005.
03-21-2011
Steven SKOIEN, petitioner, v. UNITED STATES.
Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit denied.
Justice KAGAN took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
upholding law prohibiting the possession of firearms by any person convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence crime
Summary of this case from N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol Ass'n v. City of N.Y.noting Court's holding in Heller "means that some categorical disqualifications are permissible: Congress is not limited to case-by-case exclusions of persons who have been shown to be untrustworthy with weapons, nor need these limits be established by evidence presented in court," and upholding revocation of license, using intermediate scrutiny, for one convicted of "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence"
Summary of this case from Commonwealth v. AdamsFull title:STEVEN SKOIEN v. UNITED STATES
Court:U.S.
Date published: Mar 21, 2011
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