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Skoien v. U.S.

U.S.
Mar 21, 2011
562 U.S. 1303 (2011)

Summary

holding a person deemed dangerous can fall outside of Second Amendment protection

Summary of this case from State v. Rumpff

Opinion

No. 10–7005.

03-21-2011

Steven SKOIEN, petitioner, v. UNITED STATES.


Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit denied.

Justice KAGAN took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.


Summaries of

Skoien v. U.S.

U.S.
Mar 21, 2011
562 U.S. 1303 (2011)

holding a person deemed dangerous can fall outside of Second Amendment protection

Summary of this case from State v. Rumpff

upholding law prohibiting the possession of firearms by any person convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence crime

Summary of this case from N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol Ass'n v. City of N.Y.

noting Court's holding in Heller "means that some categorical disqualifications are permissible: Congress is not limited to case-by-case exclusions of persons who have been shown to be untrustworthy with weapons, nor need these limits be established by evidence presented in court," and upholding revocation of license, using intermediate scrutiny, for one convicted of "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence"

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Case details for

Skoien v. U.S.

Case Details

Full title:STEVEN SKOIEN v. UNITED STATES

Court:U.S.

Date published: Mar 21, 2011

Citations

562 U.S. 1303 (2011)
131 S. Ct. 1674
179 L. Ed. 2d 645

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