Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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22-976 | 5th Cir. | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Issue: Whether a bump stock device is a “machinegun” as defined in 26 U.S.C. § 5845(b) because it is designed and intended for use in converting a rifle into a machinegun, i.e., into a weapon that fires “automatically more than one shot ... by a single function of the trigger.”
Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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Apr 06 2023 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 8, 2023) |
Apr 24 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 8, 2023 to June 7, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
Apr 25 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 7, 2023. |
May 08 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, et al. filed. |
NEW: The Supreme Court will review the legality of Biden's student-debt relief plan. The justices will hear oral argument in February. In the meantime, the plan remains blocked as a result of lower-court rulings.
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Cecilia (Cissy) Suyat Marshall, the widow of Thurgood Marshall, died this morning at 94. Here is the court's announcement.
Cecilia (Cissy) Suyat Marshall, the widow of Thurgood Marshall, died this morning at 94. Here is the court's announcement.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court REJECTS Trump's bid to prevent the House Ways & Means Committee from obtaining his tax returns. No noted dissents.
The brief order may end years of litigation over the committee's efforts to review the tax records of Trump and his businesses.