No. 21-667

Nathan Ernest Hatch v. State of Minnesota, City of Minneapolis Metropolitan Airports Commission

Lower Court: Minnesota
Docketed: 2021-11-04
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: 2nd-amendment carry-permit civil-rights constitutional-analysis due-process fundamental-rights minnesota-law second-amendment standing strict-scrutiny
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment
Latest Conference: 2022-01-07
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a state statute that infringes on a U.S. citizen's Second Amendment fundamental rights must be subjected to strict scrutiny analysis

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. WHETHER, BECAUSE, AS DECLARED BY JUSTICE SCALIA THAT OUR SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS ARE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT NEEDS TO DECLARE THAT A STATE STATUTE THAT INFRINGES UPON A UNITED STATES CITIZEN'S SECOND AMENDMENT FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS MUST BE SUBJECTED TO A STRICT SCRUTINY ANALYSIS? II. WHETHER THE MINNESOTA CARRY PERMIT REQUIREMENT STATUTE THAT IMPOSES A GROSS MISDEMEANOR OR FELONY LEVEL PUNISHMENT FOR PURE SECOND AMENDMENT BEHAVIOR MUST BE STRUCK DOWN AS UNCONSTITUTIONAL? Ill. WHETHER UNDER MINNESOTA LAW, THE MINNESOTA CARRY PERMIT REQUIREMENT STATUTE MUST BE SUBJECTED TO A STRICT SCRUTINY ANALYSIS?

Docket Entries

2022-01-10
Petition DENIED.
2021-12-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
2021-12-03
Brief of respondent State of Minnesota, City of Minneapolis Airport Commission in opposition filed.
2021-11-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 6, 2021)

Attorneys

Nathan Hatch
Lynne Torgerson — Petitioner
Lynne Torgerson — Petitioner
State of Minnesota, City of Minneapolis Airports Commission
Christopher Paul RenzChestnut Cambronne, PA, Respondent
Christopher Paul RenzChestnut Cambronne, PA, Respondent