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Limitations of Federal, State, and Tribal Law
Legal and Policy Analysis
This analysis examines current federal, state, and tribal laws and the limitations that affect their ability to protect victims of domestic violence.
Voisine v. US: Federal Gun Ban Includes "Reckless" Domestic Assault Convictions
Legal and Policy Analysis
This analysis looks at Voisine v. US, a Supreme Court case from 2016, which established the Lautenberg Amendment that expanded firearm ownership prohibition under federal law.
Henderson v. US
Legal and Policy Analysis
In Henderson, the Court held that a court-ordered transfer of a felon’s lawfully owned firearms from law enforcement custody to a third party is not barred by current federal firearm prohibitions.