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U.S. v. CASTLEMAN

No. 12-1371.

134 S.Ct. 1405 (2014)

188 L.Ed.2d 426

UNITED STATES, petitioner v. James Alvin CASTLEMAN.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 26, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melissa Arbus Sherry , Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Charles A. Rothfeld , Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Steven L. West , West & West Attorneys, Huntingdon, TN, Eugene R. Fidell , New Haven, CT, Charles A. Rothfeld , Counsel of Record, Andrew J. Pincus , Paul W. Hughes , Michael B. Kimberly , Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. , Solicitor General, Mythili Raman , Acting Assistant Attorney General, Michael R. Dreeben , Deputy Solicitor General, Melissa Arbus Sherry , Assistant to the Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Joseph C. Wyderko , Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Justice SOTOMAYOR delivered the opinion of the Court.

Recognizing that "[f]irearms and domestic strife are a potentially deadly combination," United States v. Hayes, 555 U.S. 415, 427, 129 S.Ct. 1079, 172 L.Ed.2d 816 (2009), Congress forbade the possession of firearms by anyone convicted of "a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence." 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9). The respondent, James Alvin Castleman...

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