Baer v. Lynch

ORDER

Steven Baer appeals the dismissal of his suit claiming that the federal and Wisconsin prohibitions on the possession of a firearm by a felon violate both, the federal and state constitutions. Because Baer’s federal claims are foreclosed by our precedent and the district court did not abuse its discretion by declining to address Baer’s state-law claim, we affirm the judgment but modify it to reflect that the dismissal of the state-law claim is without prejudice.

Baer’s lawsuit, brought against the attorneys general of the United States and Wisconsin, seeks a declaration that the federal…