Fifth Circuit will review if law barring felons from possessing guns is federal overreach

A federal appeals court will examine whether a federal law barring felons from possessing firearms exceeds the federal government’s authority under the commerce clause of the Constitution, taking up the case a month after Justice Clarence Thomas asked lower courts to explore the issue. The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will […]
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