Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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17-127 | 4th Cir. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | OT 2017 |
Issues: (1) Whether District of Columbia v. Heller excludes the most popular semiautomatic rifles and magazines from Second Amendment protection; and (2) whether they may be banned even though they are typically possessed for lawful purposes, including self-defense in the home.
Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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May 03 2017 | Application (16A1074) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 22, 2017 to July 21, 2017, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
May 10 2017 | Application (16A1074) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until July 21, 2017. |
Jul 21 2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 25, 2017) |
Aug 10 2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 10, 2017. |
Aug 21 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, et al. filed. |
Aug 23 2017 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Edwin Vieira, Jr., et al. |
Aug 23 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Pink Pistols, et al. filed. |
Aug 25 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Law Enforcement Groups, et al. filed. |
Aug 25 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of The National Rifle Association of America, Inc. filed. |
Aug 25 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Gun Owners of America, Inc., et al. filed. |
Aug 25 2017 | Brief amici curiae of State of West Virginia and 20 Other States filed. |
Aug 25 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed. |
Oct 10 2017 | Brief of respondents Lawrence J.Hogan, Governor of Maryland, et al. in opposition filed. |
Oct 20 2017 | Reply of petitioners Stephen V. Kolbe, et al. filed. |
Oct 24 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/9/2017. |
Nov 08 2017 | Rescheduled. |
Nov 13 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2017. |
Nov 27 2017 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Edwin Vieira, Jr., et al. GRANTED. |
Nov 27 2017 | Petition DENIED. |
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