Legal Opinion
Black v. Snow
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 23, 2003No. CIV.A.00-3039 (ESH)PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
HUVELLE, District Judge.
Federal law bars convicted felons from possessing firearms. The Attorney General may grant relief from this prohibition if it is established to his satisfaction that certain conditions have been met. See 18 U.S.C. § 925(c); United States v. Bean, 537 U.S. 71, 123 S.Ct. 584, 586, 154 L.Ed.2d 483 (2002). 1 By regulation, the power to restore firearms rights has been delegated to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (“ATF”). However, every year since 1992 Congress has included language in the ATF’s annual appropriation that forbids the Bureau…
2Cases cited57 opinions
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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- City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by21 opinions
- In the Interest of J.B.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
- United States v. BookerDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2008
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- Britt v. StateCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2007
- American Vanguard Corporation v. JacksonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
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