Mar. 15, 2023
Rahimi, domestic violence, and the 5th Circuit is worth talking about
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Stanley Mosk Courthouse
Scott J. Nord
Judge
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Whittier Law School, 1996
Why are so many people, including Governor Gavin Newsom, discussing the appellate decision in United States v. Rahimi? Simply put, the Rahimi decision has, and possibly will, shake the domestic abuse system to its core.
Strangely, the most undesirable litigants are the ones who make the most sizable legal impact. For example, in the landmark case of Miranda v. Arizona (384 U.S. 436 (1966), Ernesto Miranda was convicted of rape and kidnappi...
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