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Viramontes v. Cook County

Pending Petition
Docket No.25-238
Op. Below7th Cir.

Issue

Whether the Second and 14th Amendments guarantee the right to possess AR-15 platform and similar semiautomatic rifles.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Aug 27, 2025
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 29, 2025)
Sep 19, 2025
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 29, 2025 to October 29, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
Sep 22, 2025
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 29, 2025.
Sep 29, 2025
Brief amicus curiae of Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs, Inc. filed.
Oct 29, 2025
Brief of respondents Cook County, Illinois, et al. in opposition filed.
Nov 12, 2025
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Nov 12, 2025
Reply of petitioners Cutberto Viramontes, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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