The US supreme court’s rightwing justices are fighting legal monsters of their making On Friday the court revoked domestic abusers’ gun rights – fixing a horrific problem they themselves created The Guardian - US · Jun 22, 2024
Will ‘sigh of relief’ after US supreme court gun ruling be short-lived? Domestic abusers still may not possess guns, but first case decided since 2022 Bruen decision likely won’t be the last The Guardian - US · Jun 21, 2024
SCOTUS Dodges a Crucial Problem With Disarming People Based on Restraining Orders The Court says "a credible threat" justifies a ban on gun possession but does not address situations where there is no such judicial finding. Reason · Jun 21, 2024
US Supreme Court Upholds Ban On Domestic Abusers Owning Guns The US Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal law prohibiting domestic abusers from possessing a firearm, the latest legal ruling in the country's fierce battle over gun rights. International Business Times · Jun 21, 2024
Supreme Court Upholds Federal Law Banning Guns In DVRO Cases Supreme Court ruling upholds federal law disarming individuals under domestic violence restraining orders, impacting gun-rights legislation and public safe... Top News · Jun 21, 2024
Clarence Thomas thinks domestic abusers should be allowed to carry guns He was the lone dissent in a Supreme Court ruling that upholds a ban on firearms for domestic violence offenders The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2024
U.S. Supreme Court allows gun restrictions for domestic violence suspects Justices ruled that the federal government did not violate a Texas man’s Second Amendment rights when barring him from possessing firearms. The Texas Tribune · Jun 21, 2024
US supreme court upholds ban on domestic abusers possessing guns Ruling in US v Rahimi will leave in place legal protections against a major source of gun violence in the US The Guardian - US · Jun 21, 2024
The Supreme Court upholds a gun control law intended to protect domestic violence victims The Supreme Court has upheld a federal gun control law that’s intended to protect domestic violence victims The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2024
Supreme Court clarifies when a gun law is constitutional - Roll Call The Supreme Court clarified on Friday how it analyses the constitutionality of a gun control law, as it upheld one federal possession ban. Roll Call · Jun 21, 2024
What are red flag laws, and how do they work? The vice-president announced the creation of a national office to help implement the laws in the states that have them The Guardian - US · Mar 23, 2024
Gun safety group urges Supreme Court to protect domestic violence survivors after string of shootings ‘Gun violence and domestic violence are inextricably linked,’ the group wrote after listing a series of recent domestic violence-related shootings The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2024
The major tests US gun control activists face in 2024 Gun safety groups say they remain undaunted as they plan to push for more change – but they will still face steep hurdles in a crucial election year The Guardian - US · Jan 2, 2024
US supreme court hears case on reinstating gun possession to people accused of domestic violence Case will have far-reaching and potentially deadly impact on survivors and their families, advocates and attorneys say The Guardian - US · Nov 11, 2023
WEKU · Nov 7, 2023 High court seems likely to uphold law banning guns for accused domestic abusers If so, the decision would be a small retreat from the Supreme Court's sweeping decision on gun rights last year.
The Guardian - US · Nov 7, 2023 Supreme court leans towards upholding US gun ban for domestic abusers Justices appear to be against further unravelling of gun laws as DoJ makes passionate call for preservation of 1994 firearms ban
The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2023 Supreme Court seems poised to keep guns away from domestic abusers Justices will decide if courts went too far overturning federal law intended to protect survivors
Roll Call · Nov 7, 2023 Supreme Court sounds ready to keep domestic violence gun possession ban - Roll Call Most of the Supreme Court appeared ready Tuesday to uphold Congress' power to ban gun possession related to domestic violence orders.
The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2023 ‘It’s open season on women’: Domestic violence survivor warns on gun laws before SCOTUS As the Supreme Court hears arguments about a case that concerns domestic abusers’ ability to possess guns, the value of protective orders is under question, reports Kelly Rissman
The Texas Tribune · Nov 7, 2023 U.S. Supreme Court hears Texas case about whether domestic violence suspects can be banned from having guns The high court heard arguments in the case brought by Zackey Rahimi, who went on a shooting spree after being placed under a domestic violence protective order. Rahimi argues that his constitutional right to bear arms was violated.
WEKU · Nov 7, 2023 Supreme Court to decide if gun bans for domestic abusers are constitutional If the federal law falls, so would similar laws in most states, and other important gun laws.
The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2023 The Supreme Court takes up a case that again tests the limits of gun rights The Supreme Court is hearing its first case about guns since last year’s decision that called into question numerous gun control laws
The Conversation · Nov 6, 2023 Supreme Court considers whether to uphold law that keeps guns out of the hands of domestic abusers Should it be legal to take away the guns of people who are under a domestic violence protective order, which aims to shield victims from their abusers?
Texas Observer · Nov 6, 2023 Domestic Abusers Under Protective Orders Often Get to Keep Their Guns Fewer than 10 of 254 counties have protocols forcing subjects of a protective order to hand over their firearms as required by law.
The Guardian - US · Nov 6, 2023 US supreme court to hear case on domestic abuser’s right to own guns Experts say United States v Rahimi may be matter of life and death for thousands of abuse victims, majority women, and their families