United States v. Rehlander
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United States v. Rehlander | |
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Court | United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit |
Argued | May 2 2011 |
Decided | January 13 2012
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Citation | 666 F.3d 45 |
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Judges sitting | Chief Judge Sandra Lynch, Circuit Judges Juan R. Torruella and Michael Boudin |
United States v. Rehlander was a 2011 case heard in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. It struck down a Maine law providing that temporary commitment triggered automatic revocation of a patient's firearms license.[1][dubious – discuss]
The court held that the firearms ban could only apply to individuals who had received due process through a judicial hearing.[2]
References
- ^ Jacobs, James B.; Fuhr, Zoe (December 2, 2015). "New York Disarms the 'Mentally Ill'". The Marshall Project. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ Long, Robert (January 18, 2013). "How does Maine balance public safety and gun rights of mentally ill?". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved September 21, 2016.