Department of Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms v. Galioto

BATF v. Galioto
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued March 26–, 1986 Decided June 27, 1986
Full case name	United States Dept. of the Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms v. Galioto
Prior history	Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
Holding
The case was mooted when PL 99-308 was signed into law
Court membership
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger Associate Justices William J. Brennan, Jr. · Byron White Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun Lewis F. Powell, Jr. · William Rehnquist John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Case opinions
Majority	Burger (unanimous)

Generally, convicted felons and mental patients are prohibited from purchasing firearms in the US. 18 USC 925 allowed some felons to appeal to the BATF to restore their rights to purchase firearms. At that time, prior mental patients did not have a similar route to restore their right to purchase firearms. The appellee argued that this was unreasonable and discriminatory.

Between the time that the court agreed to hear BATF v. Galioto, and the time that the case was heard, PL 99-308 was signed into law, allowing former mental patients to appeal to restore their rights to purchase firearms, rendering the case moot.

See also

• List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 477
• List of United States Supreme Court cases
• Lists of United States Supreme Court cases by volume
• List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Rehnquist Court

External links

• Text of BATF v. Galioto, 477 U.S. 556 (1986) is available from:  · Findlaw · Justia

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