Supreme Court of the United States
United States v. Hayes
This writing
- Type
- Dissent
- Filed
- Feb. 24, 2009
- Case
- United States v. Hayes
- Case status
- Decided
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Chief Justice Roberts, with whom Justice Scalia joins, dissenting. A person convicted of a “misdemeanor crime of domestic violence” is prohibited from possessing a firearm. 18 U. S. C. § 922(g)(9). The question before the Court is whether the definition of “misdemeanor crime of domestic violence” in § 921(a)(33)(A) includes misdemeanor offenses with no domestic-relationship element. Section 92…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion of the Court | Not attributed | Feb. 24, 2009 |
| Opinion | Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Feb. 24, 2009 |