Justice Clarence Thomas' dissenting opinion stirs controversy

Clarence Thomas

US Supreme Court justice since 1991 (born 1948) Supreme Court of the United States

highest court in the United States

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Justice Clarence Thomas dissents against a federal law prohibiting gun ownership for those under a domestic violence restraining order.
Legal analyst criticizes Thomas' dissenting opinion in a key gun rights case.
Thomas' unique legal interpretations provoke backlash and heated debate within the legal community.

Story

Thomas was the only justice who opposed a federal law banning individuals under a domestic violence restraining order from owning a gun. In the "Moore v. United States" case, he criticized the majority's Sixteenth Amendment doctrine as a new concept. A legal expert criticized Thomas' decision in a significant gun rights case.

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