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Schoenthal v. Raoul

Petition for certiorari denied on April 6, 2026

Docket No. Op. BelowArgument Opinion Vote Author Term
25-541 7th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2025

Issue: Whether Illinois’ flat ban on ordinary citizens carrying firearms on public transportation violates the Second and Fourteenth Amendments.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
10/31/2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 4, 2025)
12/01/2025Waiver of right of respondents Kwame Raoul, Attorney General of Illinois; Robert Berlin, State's Attorney of DuPage County to respond filed.
12/01/2025Waiver of right of respondents Eileen O’Neill Burke, Cook County State’s Attorney to respond filed.
12/04/2025Brief amici curiae of Second Amendment Defense & Education Coalition, et al. filed.
12/10/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
12/17/2025Response Requested. (Due January 16, 2026)
01/06/2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 16, 2026 to February 17, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
01/07/2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 17, 2026, for all respondents.
01/16/2026Brief amici curiae of National Rifle Association of America, et al. filed.
02/17/2026Brief of respondent Eileen O’Neill Burke, Cook County State’s Attorney, in opposition filed.
02/17/2026Brief of respondents Kwame Raoul, Attorney General of Illinois, et al. in opposition filed.
03/03/2026Reply of petitioners Benjamin Schoenthal, et al. filed. (Distributed)
03/04/2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2026.
03/19/2026Rescheduled.
03/23/2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2026.
03/26/2026Rescheduled.
03/30/2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/2/2026.
04/06/2026Petition DENIED.