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Fraternal Order of Police v. U.S., No. 97-5304 (D.C. Cir.) (173 F.3d 898) (April 16, 1999) (Judge Stephen F. Williams)

This case represents another example of a sudden judicial retreat. The instant decision deals with the constitutionality of one of the 22 separate gun disability provisions contained in 18 U.S.C. § 922 - namely subsection (g)(9), which forbids persons with misdemeanor domestic violence convictions from possessing or receiving firearms. While ...

 

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