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U.S. v. Castleman, No. 12-1371 (U.S. Supreme Court) (572 U.S. 157; 134 S.Ct. 1405) (March 26, 2014) (Justice Sotomayor)

Loaded on April 28, 2014 published in Punch and Jurists April 28, 2014
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Physical Force, Use of.

Federal law prohibits the possession of firearms by anyone convicted of “a misdemeanor crime of violence.” (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9).) The narrow issue addressed by the Court in this case involved the meaning of the phrase “the use . . . of physical force” in the Federal statute (18 U.S.C. ...

 

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  1. U.S. v. Castleman, No. 12-1371 (U.S. Supreme Court) (572 U.S. 157; 134 S.Ct. 1405) (March 26, 2014) (Justice Sotomayor)
  2. Rosemond v. U.S., No. 12-895 (U.S. Supreme Court) (572 U.S. 65; 134 S.Ct. 1240) (March 5, 2014) (Justice Kagan)
  3. Paroline v. U.S., No. 12-8561 (U.S. Supreme Court) (572 U.S. 434; 134 S.Ct. 1710) (April 23, 2014) (Justice Kennedy)
  4. Navarette v. California, No. 12-9490 (U.S. Supreme Court) (572 U.S. 393; 134 S.Ct. 1683) (April 22, 2014) (Justice Thomas)
  5. White v. Woodall, No. 12-794 (U.S. Supreme Court) (572 U.S. 415; 134 S.Ct. 1697) (April 23, 2014) (Justice Scalia)
  6. U.S. v. Benns, No. 12-51038 (5th Cir.) (740 F.3d 370) (January 21, 2014) (Judge James E. Jr. Graves)
  7. U.S. v. Freeman, No. 12-4636 (4th Cir.) (741 F.3d 426) (January 17, 2014) (Judge Stephanie Dawn Thacker)

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