Supreme Court of the United States / October Term 1985

United States Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms v. Galioto

Decided June 26, 1986. Warren Earl Burger delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 84-1904 · 477 U.S. 556 (1986)

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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