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Antonyuk v. James

Petition for certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit for further consideration in light of United States v. Rahimi on July 2, 2024.

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
23-910 2nd Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2023

Issue: (1) Whether the proper historical time period for ascertaining the Second Amendment"s original meaning is 1791, rather than 1868; and (2) whether New York"s Concealed Carry Improvement Act permissibly requires "the people" to convince government officials of their "good moral character" before exercising their Second Amendment right to bear arms in public.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
02/20/2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 25, 2024)
02/26/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 25, 2024 to May 9, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
02/27/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 9, 2024, for all respondents.
03/22/2024Brief amicus curiae of New York State Sheriffs' Association, Inc. filed.
03/25/2024Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Moral Law filed.
03/25/2024Brief amici curiae of Second Amendment Law Center, et al. filed.
03/25/2024Brief amici curiae of Peace Officers Research Association of California, et al. filed.
03/25/2024Brief amicus curiae of National Rifle Association of America filed.
03/25/2024Brief amicus curiae of Project 21 filed.
05/09/2024Brief of respondents Steven G. James and Matthew J. Doran in opposition filed.
05/15/2024Reply of petitioners Ivan Antonyuk, et al. filed.
05/21/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/6/2024.
06/28/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/1/2024.
07/02/2024Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of United States v. Rahimi, 602 U. S. ___ (2024).
08/05/2024Judgment Issued.