Voisine v. United States

Voisine et. al. v. United States
Argued February 29, 2016
Decided June 27, 2016
Full case nameStephen L. Voisine and William E. Armstrong III, Petitioners v. United States
Docket no.14-10154
Citations579 U.S. 686 (more)
136 S. Ct. 2272; 195 L. Ed. 2d 736
Opinion announcementOpinion announcement
Case history
PriorUnited States v. Voisine, 778 F.3d 176 (1st Cir. 2015); cert. granted, 136 S. Ct. 386 (2015).
Holding
Reckless misdemeanor domestic violence convictions trigger gun control prohibitions on gun ownership.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Anthony Kennedy · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Samuel Alito · Sonia Sotomayor
Elena Kagan
Case opinions
MajorityKagan, joined by Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito
DissentThomas, joined by Sotomayor (Parts I and II)

Voisine v. United States, 579 U.S. 686 (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban in U.S. federal law extends to those convicted of reckless domestic violence. The court reached its judgment in a 6–2 majority.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "How Bad Does Domestic Violence Have to Be Before You Can't Have a Gun?". February 22, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "Supreme Court Rules Domestic Abusers Can Lose Their Gun-Ownership Rights". NPR.
  3. ^ Lopez, German (June 27, 2016). "The Supreme Court quietly handed gun control advocates a small victory".