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Roger Baron

Roger Baron

Roger Baron is a professor emeritus at the University of South Dakota School of Law. He writes frequently about the opinions of the South Dakota Supreme Court and the 8th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. He also maintains and operates USDLAW, an email discussion group for the legal community in South Dakota.

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The U.S. Supreme Court on June 21, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Protection of domestic violence victims is at stake in US Supreme Court case

By: and - July 10, 2023

On June 30, the U.S. Supreme Court decided to grant review in U.S. v. Rahimi, a case from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. The sole issue presented for the court’s review is the constitutionality of the federal law that prohibits possession of firearms by people subject to protective orders issued under […]