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National Association for Gun Rights v. City of Naperville, Illinois

Petition for certiorari denied on July 2, 2024

Docket No. Op. BelowArgument Opinion Vote Author Term
23-880 7th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2023

Issue: (1) Whether the state of Illinois"s ban of certain handguns is constitutional in light of the holding in District of Columbia v. Heller that handgun bans are categorically unconstitutional; (2) whether the "in common use" test announced in Heller is hopelessly circular and therefore unworkable; and (3) whether the government can ban the sale, purchase, and possession of certain semi-automatic firearms and firearm magazines that are possessed by millions of law-abiding Americans for lawful purposes when there is no analogous Founding-era regulation.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
02/12/2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 18, 2024)
03/05/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 18, 2024 to April 15, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
03/06/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 15, 2024, for all respondents.
03/15/2024Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute filed. VIDED.
04/15/2024Brief of respondents Illinois, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED.
04/15/2024Brief of Cook County Respondents in opposition filed. VIDED.
04/25/2024Reply of petitioners National Association for Gun Rights, et al. filed.
04/30/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/16/2024.
05/20/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/23/2024.
05/28/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/30/2024.
06/03/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/6/2024.
06/10/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2024.
06/17/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2024.
06/28/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/1/2024.
07/02/2024Petition DENIED. Justice Alito would grant the petition for a writ of certiorari. Statement of Justice Thomas. (Detached Opinion)