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Langley v. Kelly

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on July 2, 2024.

Docket No.23-944
Op. Below7th Cir.

Issue

(1) Whether the state of Illinois"s absolute ban of certain commonly owned semi-automatic handguns is constitutional in light of the holding in District of Columbia v. Heller that handgun bans are categorially unconstitutional; (2) whether the state of Illinois"s absolute ban of all commonly owned semi-automatic handgun magazines over 15 rounds is constitutional in light of the holding in Heller that handgun bans are categorially unconstitutional; and (3) whether the government can ban the sale, purchase, possession, and carriage of certain commonly owned semi-automatic rifles, pistols, shotguns, and standard-capacity firearm magazines, tens of millions of which are possessed by law-abiding Americans for lawful purposes, when there is no analogous historical ban as required by Heller and New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass"n, Inc. v. Bruen.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Feb 23, 2024
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 1, 2024)
Mar 5, 2024
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 1, 2024 to April 15, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
Mar 6, 2024
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 15, 2024, for all respondents.
Mar 15, 2024
Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute filed. VIDED.
Apr 15, 2024
Brief of respondents Illinois, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED.
Apr 15, 2024
Brief of Cook County Respondents in opposition filed. VIDED.
Apr 30, 2024
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/16/2024.
May 20, 2024
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May 28, 2024
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Jun 3, 2024
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Jun 10, 2024
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Jun 17, 2024
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Jun 28, 2024
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/1/2024.
Jul 2, 2024
Petition DENIED. Justice Alito would grant the petition for a writ of certiorari. Statement of Justice Thomas. (Detached Opinion)

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