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Members’ Newsletter: Fifth Circuit to Question Federal Gun-Control Powers
The court will revisit whether Congress exceeded its commerce power by banning felons from possessing guns, a challenge that has divided judges and drawn Supreme Court scrutiny.
The legal doctrine that underpins most federal gun restrictions–and lots of other federal power–is coming back under scrutiny. The Fifth Circuit agreed to hear a Commerce Clause challenge to the federal felon-in-possession ban. Contributing Writer Jake Fogleman dives into the depths of the legal argument and its potential consequences. As he notes, there’s at least one Supreme Court justice who… Source