No. 23-863

Dominic Bianchi, et al. v. Anthony G. Brown, in His Official Capacity as Attorney General of Maryland, et al.

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-02-12
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (1) Experienced Counsel
Tags: 2nd-amendment bruen civil-rights common-use constitutional-rights due-process firearms-regulation gun-ownership heller individual-liberty second-amendment self-defense
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Latest Conference: 2024-05-16
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Constitution allows the government to prohibit law-abiding, responsible citizens from protecting themselves, their families, and their homes with semiautomatic rifles that are in common use for lawful purposes

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the Constitution allows the government to prohibit law-abiding, responsible citizens from protecting themselves, their families, and their homes with semiautomatic rifles that are in common use for lawful purposes.

Docket Entries

2024-05-20
Petition DENIED.
2024-04-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/16/2024.
2024-04-25
Reply of petitioners Dominic Bianchi, et al. filed.
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2024-04-12
Brief of respondents Anthony G. Brown, in his official capacity as Attorney General of Maryland, et al. in opposition filed.
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2024-03-13
Brief amici curiae of International Law Enforcement Educators & Trainers Assoc., et al. filed.
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2024-03-07
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 12, 2024.
2024-03-06
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 13, 2024 to April 12, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
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2024-02-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment filed. (Response due March 13, 2024)
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Attorneys

Anthony G. Brown, in his official capacity as Attorney General of Maryland, et al.
Ryan Robert Dietrich — Office of the Attorney General of Maryland, Respondent
Dominic Bianchi, an individual and resident of Baltimore County, et al.
David H. Thompson — Cooper & Kirk, PLLC, Petitioner
International Law Enforcement Educators & Trainers Assoc., John Locke Foundation, Independence Institute
David Benjamin Kopel — Independence Institute, Amicus