Dickerson, Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms v. New Banner Institute, Inc.

Decided February 23, 1983. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 81-1180 · 460 U.S. 103 (1983) · Cited 595 times

Holding

The firearms disabilities imposed by 922(g)(1) and (h)(1) apply to Kennison and were not removed by the expunction of the record of his guilty plea to the concealed weapon charge.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Lewis v. United States · 445 U.S. 55 (1980)
• Scarborough v. United States · 431 U.S. 563 (1977)
• United States v. Bass · 404 U.S. 336 (1971)
• Huddleston v. United States · 415 U.S. 814 (1974)
• Barrett v. United States · 423 U.S. 212 (1976)
• Kercheval v. United States · 274 U.S. 220 (1927)
• Lott v. United States · 367 U.S. 421 (1961)
• Boykin v. Alabama · 395 U.S. 238 (1969)
• United States v. Turkette · 452 U.S. 576 (1981)
• Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc. · 447 U.S. 102 (1980)
• Chapman v. Houston Welfare Rights Organization · 441 U.S. 600 (1979)
• Jerome v. United States · 318 U.S. 101 (1943)
• United States v. Culbert · 435 U.S. 371 (1978)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Natural Gas Utility District · 402 U.S. 600 (1971)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Caron v. United States · 524 U.S. 308 (1998)
• Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield · 490 U.S. 30 (1989)
• Logan v. United States · 552 U.S. 23 (2007)
• Taylor v. United States · 495 U.S. 575 (1990)
• Russello v. United States · 464 U.S. 16 (1983)
• MacKey v. Lanier Collection Agency & Service, Inc. · 486 U.S. 825 (1988)
• Beecham v. United States · 511 U.S. 368 (1994)
• Small v. United States · 544 U.S. 385 (2005)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1983). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).