The appeals court rejected the arguments by a Texas physician, Timothy Emerson, that a 1994 federal gun law, designed to deny guns to people under restraining orders, was unconstitutional.

The other case involved an Oklahoma man, John Lee Haney, who was convicted of owning two machine guns. He claimed the federal law that bans the possession of a machine gun violated his constitutional right to keep and bear arms.

The Justice Department said the constitutional challenges and claims in both cases lacked merit and did not warrant Supreme Court review.

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Now hold on.  I read the Yahoo news blurb.  It's not clear the supreme court rejected the arguments at all.
It may have been rejected because Emerson's appeal was not ripe yet.

Does anyone have a copy of the actual denial of cert?  Or a link?

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It's not clear the supreme court rejected the arguments at all.
It may have been rejected because Emerson's appeal was not ripe yet.

Does anyone have a copy of the actual denial of cert?  Or a link?

01-8272 HANEY, JOHN L. V. UNITED STATES
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01-8780 EMERSON, TIMOTHY J. V. UNITED STATES
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The petitions for writs of certiorari are denied.

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It may have been rejected because Emerson's appeal was not ripe yet.