No. 25-132

West Virginia Citizens Defense League, Inc. v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, et al.

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-08-04
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Amici (1) Experienced Counsel
Tags: age-restriction constitutional-rights federal-law firearm-sales gun-control second-amendment
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment FourthAmendment Punishment Securities Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri ClassAction
Latest Conference: 2025-11-14
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a federal law that bans licensed sales of handguns and handgun ammunition to law-abiding 18-to-20-year-old adults violates the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Whether a federal law that bans licensed sales of handguns and handgun ammunition to law-abiding 18-to-20-year-old adults violates the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Docket Entries

2025-10-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/14/2025.
2025-10-28
Reply of West Virginia Citizens Defense League, Inc. submitted.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
2025-10-28
Reply of petitioner West Virginia Citizens Defense League, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
2025-10-24
Waiver of West Virginia Citizens Defense League, Inc. of the 14-day waiting period submitted.
Main Document
2025-10-24
Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner.
Main Document
2025-10-20
Brief for the Federal Respondents of Federal Respondents submitted.
Main DocumentProof of Service
2025-10-20
Brief of Federal Respondents filed.
Main DocumentProof of Service
2025-09-15
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part and the time is further extended to and including October 20, 2025.
2025-09-12
Motion of Federal Respondents for an extension of time submitted.
Main Document
2025-09-12
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 3, 2025 to November 3, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
2025-09-03
Amicus brief of State of West Virginia and 19 Other States submitted.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
2025-09-03
Brief amici curiae of West Virginia, et al. filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
2025-08-12
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 3, 2025.
2025-08-11
Motion of Federal Respondents for an extension of time submitted.
Main Document
2025-08-11
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 3, 2025 to October 3, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
2025-07-31
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 3, 2025)
PetitionCertificate of Word CountProof of ServicePetitionCertificate of Word CountProof of Service

Attorneys

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, et al.
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
Federal Respondents
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
State of West Virginia and 19 Other States
Michael Ray Williams — Office of the West Virginia Attorney General, Amicus
Michael Ray Williams — Office of the West Virginia Attorney General, Amicus
Michael Ray Williams — Office of the West Virginia Attorney General, Amicus
West Virginia Citizens Defense League, Inc.
David H. Thompson — Cooper & Kirk, PLLC, Petitioner
David H. Thompson — Cooper & Kirk, PLLC, Petitioner
David H. Thompson — Cooper & Kirk, PLLC, Petitioner