No. 23-526

Charles Nichols v. Gavin Newsom, Governor of California, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-11-17
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (1)Response Waived
Tags: 2nd-amendment civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-law due-process firearms-rights fourteenth-amendment second-amendment self-defense standing
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Latest Conference: 2024-01-05
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the Second Amendment protect the keeping and bearing of loaded and unloaded rifles, shotguns, and handguns, in case of confrontation, for the purpose of lawful self-defense, and for other lawful purposes, outside the doors to petitioner's home, in the curtilage of his home, in and on his motor vehicle, including an attached camper or trailer, and in all nonsensitive places

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED The questions presented are: 1. Does the Second Amendment protect the keeping and bearing of loaded and unloaded rifles, shotguns, and handguns, in case of confrontation, for the purpose of lawful self-defense, and for other lawful purposes, outside the doors to petitioner’s home, in the curtilage of his home, in and on his motor vehicle, including an attached camper or trailer, and in all : nonsensitive places. 2. Should the court of appeals sub silentio ; affirmation, via The Mandate Rule, of the district court’s final judgment regarding petitioners Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment claims, and the orders of : the district court dismissing his claims under the California Constitution with prejudice at the initial pleading stage, and the dismissal of the governor pursuant to the Eleventh Amendment at the initial pleading stage and the governor’s sua sponte dismissal on remand be reversed in favor’ of petitioner. (i)

Docket Entries

2024-01-08
Petition DENIED.
2023-12-14
2023-12-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
2023-12-01
Waiver of right of respondent Gavin Newsom, Governor of California, et al. to respond filed.
2023-11-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 18, 2023)

Attorneys

Charles Nichols
Charles Nichols — Petitioner
Foundation for Moral Law
John Allen EidsmoeFoundation for Moral Law, Amicus
Gavin Newsom, Governor of California, et al.
Richard Matthew WiseCalifornia DOJ, Office of the Attorney General, Respondent