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

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

Supreme Court of the United States

Argued March 26, 1986
Decided June 27, 1986

Full case name

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

Citations

477 U.S. 556 (more)

Prior history

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

Holding

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, joined by unanimous

Department of Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms v. Galioto, 477 U.S. 556 (1986), was a United States Supreme Court case.

Background

Generally, convicted felons and mental patients are prohibited from purchasing firearms in the United States. A federal statute, 18 U.S.C. § 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 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.

External links

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

References

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