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U.S. v. Barnes, No. 01-3048 (D.C. Cir.) (295 F.3d 1354) (July 23, 2002) (Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson) by The defendant in this case was convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9), which make sit unlawful for a person convicted of domestic violence to possess firearms …

Gillespie v. City of Indianapolis, No. 98-2691 (7th Cir.) (185 F.3d 693) (July 9, 1999) (Judge Ilana Diamond Rovner) by Here the Court rejected a broad constitutional challenge broght by police officers to the provisions of the Gun Control Act (18 USC § 922(g)(9)) that prohibit persons convicted of domestic …

U.S. v. Lewitzke, No. 98-2292 (7th Cir.) (176 F.3d 1022) (May 12, 1999) (Judge Ilana Diamond Rovner) by Here the Court held that the ban in 18 USC § 922(g)(9) on possession of a firearm by a person previously convicted of a misdemeanor conviction did not violate the equal protection …

U.S. v. Meade, No. 97-10185-EFH (D.Mass.) (986 F.Supp. 66) (December 17, 1997) (Judge Edward F. Harrington) by Here the Court held that the Federal statute defining "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence" (18 USC § 922(g)(9)) does not require predicate offense to have a domestic relationship element - only a use …