KANTER v. BARR

No. 18-1478.

919 F.3d 437 (2019)

Rickey I. KANTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William P. BARR, Attorney General of the United States, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 15, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark A. Cameli , Malinda J. Eskra , Attorneys, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C., Milwaukee, WI, Monica Ann Mark , Attorney, Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Madison, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Michael L. Drezner , Attorney, Department of Justice, Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch, Patrick Nemeroff , Attorney, Department of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate Staff, Washington, DC, Jonathan H. Koenig , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, Luke N. Berg , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Defendants-Appellees.

Alan Gura , Attorney, Gura PLLC, Alexandria, VA, for Amicus Curiae Second Amendment Foundation, Incorporated.

Megan Brown , Attorney, Wiley Rein LLP, Ilya Shapiro , Attorney, Cato Institute, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Cato Institute.

Before Flaum, Ripple, and Barrett, Circuit Judges.


Rickey I. Kanter pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1341. Due to his felony conviction, he is prohibited from possessing a firearm under both federal and Wisconsin law. At issue in this case is whether the felon dispossession statutes—18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) and Wis. Stat. § 941...

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