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Schoenthal v. Raoul

Pending petition

Docket No. Op. BelowArgument Opinion Vote Author Term
25-541 7th Cir. TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Issue: Whether Illinois’ flat ban on ordinary citizens carrying firearms on public transportation violates the Second and Fourteenth Amendments.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
10/31/2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 4, 2025)
12/01/2025Waiver of right of respondents Kwame Raoul, Attorney General of Illinois; Robert Berlin, State's Attorney of DuPage County to respond filed.
12/01/2025Waiver of right of respondents Eileen O’Neill Burke, Cook County State’s Attorney to respond filed.
12/04/2025Brief amici curiae of Second Amendment Defense & Education Coalition, et al. filed.
12/10/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
12/17/2025Response Requested. (Due January 16, 2026)