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On March 17, 2023, the government filed a petition for writ of certiorari, which was granted

on June 30, 2023.

APPLICABLE CASE LAW

A. Constitutional and Statutory Provisions

U.S. Const., amend. II, provides:

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of

the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

18 U.S.C. §922(g)(8) provides, in relevant part:

(g) It shall be unlawful for any person –

. . .
(8) who is subject to a court order that –

(A) Was issued after a hearing of which such person received actual notice, and at which

such person had an opportunity to participate;

B) Restrains such person from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner of

such person or child of such intimate partner or person, or engaging in other conduct
that would place an intimate partner in reasonable fear of bodily injury to the partner

or child; and

(C) (i) includes a finding that such person represents a credible threat to the physical
safety of such intimate partner or child; or

(ii) by its terms explicitly prohibits the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physi-

cal force against such intimate partner or child that would reasonably be expected

to cause bodily injury.

B. Relevant Supreme Court Decisions

• NYSRPA v. Bruen, 142 S. Ct. 2111 (2022)

New York State law required applicants for public carry firearm licenses to demon-
strate “proper cause” to justify issuance of an unrestricted license. N.Y. Penal Law Ann.

§ 400.00(2)(f) (West Cum. Supp. 2022). These licensing restrictions dated back to the 1911

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