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Petitions of the day

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Thepetitions of the dayare:

16-847

Issue:Whether the petitioners are entitled to relief from the longstanding federal statute prohibiting felons from possessing firearms, 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1), based on their as-applied Second Amendment claim that their criminal offenses and other particular circumstances do not warrant a firearms disqualification.

16-983

Issue:Whether, as used in 18 U.S.C. 921(a)(20)(B), the term punishable by a term of imprisonment of two years or less means capable of being punished by a term of imprisonment of two years or less, or subject to a term of imprisonment of two years or less.

Cases: Sessions v. Binderup, Binderup v. Sessions

Recommended Citation: Kate Howard, Petitions of the day, SCOTUSblog (Mar. 9, 2017, 12:00 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2017/03/petition-of-the-day-1109/