Gun Owners of America, Inc. v. Garland
Petition for certiorari denied on October 3, 2022
Issues: (1) Whether the definition of “machinegun” found
in 26 U.S.C. § 5845(b) is clear and unambiguous,
and whether bump stocks meet that definition; (2) whether deference under Chevron v. Natural
Resources Defense Council should be given to
agency interpretations of ambiguous criminal
statutes, displacing the rule of lenity; and (3) whether courts should give deference to
agencies when the government expressly waives
Chevron.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Mar 03 2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 7, 2022) |
| Mar 16 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Gun Owners of America, Inc., et al. |
| Mar 30 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 7, 2022 to May 9, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Mar 31 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 9, 2022. |
| Apr 06 2022 | Brief amici curiae of David Codrea, Scott Heuman, Owen Monroe filed. |
| Apr 07 2022 | Brief amici curiae of States of Montana, West Virginia and 20 Other States in Support of Petitioners filed. |
| Apr 07 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of New Civil Liberties Alliance filed. |
| Apr 25 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 9, 2022 to May 24, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Apr 26 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 24, 2022. |
| May 24 2022 | Brief of respondents Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Jun 03 2022 | Reply of petitioners Gun Owners of America, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jun 07 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/23/2022. |
| Jun 21 2022 | Rescheduled. |
| Sep 12 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022. |
| Oct 03 2022 | Petition DENIED. |
