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Holloway v. Garland

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on April 19, 2021.

Docket No.20-782

Op. Below3rd Cir.

Issue

Whether a lifetime firearms prohibition based on a nonviolent misdemeanor conviction violates the Second Amendment.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 7, 2021)Dec 29, 2020

Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 7, 2021 to February 8, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.

Dec 31, 2020

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 8, 2021.

Brief amici curiae of Firearms Policy Foundation, California Gun Rights Foundation, Second Amendment Foundation, And Madison Society Foundation filed.Jan 7, 2021

Brief amicus curiae of American Constitutional Rights Union filed.Jan 7, 2021

Brief amici curiae of The Cato Institute, et al. filed.Jan 7, 2021

Brief amicus curiae of Montana Shooting Sports Association, Inc. filed.Jan 25, 2021

Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 8, 2021 to March 1, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.

Jan 26, 2021

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 1, 2021.

Jan 28, 2021

Motion of Robert M. Wilkinson, Acting Attorney General, et al. for an extension of time not accepted for filing. (January 29, 2021)

Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 1, 2021 to March 10, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.

Feb 2, 2021

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 10, 2021.

Brief amicus curiae of Neal Goldfarb filed.Mar 10, 2021

Brief of respondents Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, et al. in opposition filed.Mar 23, 2021

Reply of petitioner Raymond Holloway, Jr. filed. (Distributed)

Mar 24, 2021

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021.

Apr 19, 2021

Petition DENIED.

Recommended Citation: Holloway v. Garland, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/holloway-v-garland/

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