Seventh Circuit Upholds Ban on Gun Possession by People With Past Convictions for “Misdemeanor Crime[s] of Domestic Violence” By Eugene Volokh on July 13, 2010 1:19 pm in Guns The case is United States v. Skoien (en banc); Judge Frank Easterbrook wrote the majority opinion, and Judge Diane Sykes wrote a dissenting opinion. UPDATE: Josh Blackman has many details.