National Rifle Association v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
Petition for certiorari denied on February 24, 2014
Issue: Whether a nationwide, class-based, categorical ban on meaningful access to the quintessential means to exercise the right to keep and bear arms for self-defense can be reconciled with the Second Amendment, the equal protection guarantee, and this Court"s precedents.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petition of the day (Mary Pat Dwyer, February 21, 2014)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 07/29/2013 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 30, 2013) |
| 08/20/2013 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 30, 2013. |
| 08/21/2013 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners. |
| 08/30/2013 | Brief amici curiae of Lincoln Institute for Research and Education, et al. filed. |
| 08/30/2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Second Amendment Foundation, Inc. filed. |
| 08/30/2013 | Brief amicus curiae of National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. filed. |
| 08/30/2013 | Brief amici curiae of Alabama and 21 Other States filed. |
| 09/19/2013 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including October 30, 2013. |
| 10/18/2013 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including November 13, 2013. |
| 11/13/2013 | Brief of respondents Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, et al. in opposition filed. |
| 12/03/2013 | Reply of petitioners National Rifle Association, et al. filed. |
| 02/05/2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 21, 2014. |
| 02/14/2014 | Supplemental brief of petitioners National Rifle Association, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 02/24/2014 | Petition DENIED. |