United States v. Rehlander

United States v. Rehlander
CourtUnited States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
ArguedMay 2 2011
DecidedJanuary 13 2012
Full name
  • United States of America, Appellee, v. Nathan Rehlander, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Benjamin J. Small, Defendant, Appellant
Citation666 F.3d 45
Court membership
Judges sittingChief 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]

The court held that the firearms ban could only apply to individuals who had received due process through a judicial hearing.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Jacobs, James B.; Fuhr, Zoe (December 2, 2015). "New York Disarms the 'Mentally Ill'". The Marshall Project. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ Long, Robert (January 18, 2013). "How does Maine balance public safety and gun rights of mentally ill?". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
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