Re: United States v. Hayes

2009-02-25 Thread Jon Roland
Decision at http://supreme.justia.com/us/555/07-608/ Roberts and Scalia argue in their dissent at http://supreme.justia.com/us/555/07-608/dissent.html that the construction of the statute is overbroad. No indication that it might be flat-out unconstitutional. That was apparently not argued by t

United States v. Hayes

2009-02-25 Thread Henry E Schaffer
I'm basing this on media reports. This case dealt with the "Lautenberg Amendment" which disqualifies someone from firearms ownership on the basis of a misdemeanor conviction for domestic violence - and concluded that the category was broader than crimes specifically called "domestic violence"