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Gun Owners of America, Inc. v. Garland

Petition for certiorari denied on October 3, 2022

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
21-1215 6th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2022

Issue: (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.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
03/03/2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 7, 2022)
03/16/2022Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Gun Owners of America, Inc., et al.
03/30/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 7, 2022 to May 9, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
03/31/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 9, 2022.
04/06/2022Brief amici curiae of David Codrea, Scott Heuman, Owen Monroe filed.
04/07/2022Brief amici curiae of States of Montana, West Virginia and 20 Other States in Support of Petitioners filed.
04/07/2022Brief amicus curiae of New Civil Liberties Alliance filed.
04/25/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 9, 2022 to May 24, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
04/26/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 24, 2022.
05/24/2022Brief of respondents Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, et al. in opposition filed.
06/03/2022Reply of petitioners Gun Owners of America, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
06/07/2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/23/2022.
06/21/2022Rescheduled.
09/12/2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
10/03/2022Petition DENIED.