VIEWPOINT: Protection for victims of domestic violence at stake

A guest column by Roger Baron, professor emeritus, and Lori K. Goad, esquire

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 5^th Circuit.  The sole issue presented for the Court’s review is the constitutionality of the federal law which prohibits possession of firearms by persons subject to protective orders issued under domestic-violence laws.  Although …