United States v. Rehlander

United States v. Rehlander
United States v. Rehlander
Court	United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Argued	May 2 2011
Decided	January 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 ;
Citation	666 F.3d 45
Court membership
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.