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UNITED STATES, ET AL. v. BEAN, THOMAS L. (27443)
Order dated: 01/22/02Docket number: 01-704
Action:
The petitions for writs of certiorari are granted.
A description of the questions presented by the case has been prepared:
Under federal law, a person who is convicted of a felony is prohibited from possessing firearms. The Secretary of the Treasury, acting through the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF), may grant relief from that prohibition if it is established to his satisfaction that certain preconditions are established. See 18 U.S.C. 925©. 925©. Since 1992, however, every appropriations law for ATF has specified that AFT may not expend any appropriated funds to act upon applications for such relief. The question presented is whether, despite that appropriations, a federal district court has authority to grant relief from firearms disabilities to persons convicted of a felony.
An opinion has been handed down: