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Opinion of the Court
Filed
Feb. 24, 2009
Case
United States v. Hayes
Case status
Decided

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*418Justice Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court.* The federal Gun Control Act of 1968, 18 U. S. C. § 921 et seq., has long prohibited possession of a firearm by any person convicted of a felony. In 1996, Congress extended the prohibition to include persons convicted of “a misdemeanor crime of domestic violenc…

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Other writings in this case

TypeAuthorFiled
Opinion Ruth Bader Ginsburg Feb. 24, 2009
Dissent Not attributed Feb. 24, 2009